ANC accepts Reserve Bank’s mandate and independence, Jessie Duarte says
Duarte says the Bank has already expanded its mandate beyond interest rates and that it does look at unemployment and other factors
30 July 2019 - 18:19
ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte has reiterated that the governing party will not change the mandate of the SA Reserve Bank.
The party was embroiled in a raging debate in June about the role of Bank, which roiled markets and made the rand the worst-performing emerging-market currency at the time. ..
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