Bank holds to steady course as governor keeps eye on inflation

Lesetja Kganyago warned that load- shedding poses risks toinvestment and jobs

23 May 2021 - 05:18 By Hilary Joffe

The Reserve Bank has started to talk about when it might start talking about "normalising" interest rates - but, though it warned on Thursday of "upside" risks to inflation, it kept rates unchanged as expected, with most economists still expecting them to remain on hold until next year...

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