23 June 2020 1 Min Read

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WATCH: Could aggressive QE work for SA?

RMB’s SA economist, Siobhan Redford, talks to Business Day TV about the viability of a quantitative easing programme in SA

in Economy by Business Day TV
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SA Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago has warned that rolling out a full-blown quantitative easing (QE) programme could lead to bankrupting the Bank, which in turn would mean that the Bank would need a bailout from the National Treasury.

Business Day TV spoke to RMB’s SA economist, Siobhan Redford, for her assessment.

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