- Gwede Mantashe discusses how the US-Israeli war on Iran affects fuel prices and the country's mining and petroleum resources in South Africa.
- The Middle East war is driving up oil prices, influencing PPI data and SARB interest rate decisions in South Africa.
The South African Reserve Bank is responding to geopolitical tensions from the Middle East by making rate decisions that are now impacting the commercial property market outlook and business costs.
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Updated Jul 19
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The South African Reserve Bank is responding to geopolitical tensions from the Middle East by making rate decisions that are now impacting the commercial property market outlook and business costs.
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The Middle East war is driving up oil prices, influencing PPI data and SARB interest rate decisions in South Africa.Also in this story
- South Africa tables budget measures to counter oil price volatility amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
- SARB introduces kwanza to the SADC settlement system while the US-Iran war drives up oil prices.
- Escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel is causing economic outlook impacts, prompting the South African Reserve Bank to react.
- The Middle East war is impacting fuel prices, prompting the South African Reserve Bank to commission a survey by the Bureau for Economic Research.
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Middle East
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