Politics may be the key factor in SARB succession

Ability to respond to the political climate is one of the unwritten factors

28 January 2024 - 00:02

Just how political is the job of a senior central banker?  We may find out  soon, as President Cyril Ramaphosa must  appoint a new deputy governor to replace Kuben Naidoo, who resigned recently. Governor Lesetja Kganyago is in the last year of his second five-year term at the helm — and all this is happening in what could prove to be a momentous election year...

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