South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago suggests phasing out the prime interest rate, maintaining that greater ...
The Reserve Bank lends money to banks at the ‘repo rate’, the banks add 3.5% to create the ‘prime rate’ – which we hear when ...
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says he favours ending the use of the prime interest rate in the country.
Explore how the prime rate influences consumer loans like mortgages, versus the repo rate's role in managing the money supply and short-term lending among banks.
Lenders typically price loans using the prime rate as a reference, with premiums or discounts to the measure depending on the ...
On the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Top-40 index was up 0.4% in early trading. On Thursday, 15 January, the rand is ...
South Africa is reviewing the main reference rate commercial banks use to price trillions of rands of loans to clients.
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja Kganyago has indicated that he favours ending the use of the prime lending ...
South African banking customers have been paying a prime rate of the repo rate plus 3.5% since 2001. Is it time for a change?