All of society must support SA’s institutions, says Reserve Bank’s Lesetja Kganyago
Interest rate cuts are not imminent in SA as inflation remains outside the 3%-6% target band, Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says. Consumer inflation breached the target band in September, at 6.1% year on year, after falling within the band at 5.9% in August. The Bank expects inflation to average 6.4% in 2016, 5.8% in 2017 and 5.5% in 2018. "Should the forecast materialise, the hiking cycle may be nearing its end. However, this does not mean interest rate reductions are imminent as we would like to see inflation more firmly within the target range on a sustainable basis over the forecast horizon," Kganyago said at a South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry annual convention on Thursday. The Bank’s monetary policy committee will hold its last meeting of the year in November and is expected to keep rates on hold. Kganyago reiterated that monetary policy "cannot be an engine for sustained growth" and that structural reforms, instead, could ignite growth. The reforms Kgany...
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