Financial system more stable but households, small businesses continue to take strain

Reserve Bank’s Financial Stability Review finds the outlook has improved

29 November 2024 - 11:01

Small businesses and households continue to be under significant financial strain, with above-average bad debt levels, but banks are holding significant bad debt provisions against this, mitigating the risk to financial stability, the SA Reserve Bank says...

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