Public sector banks lag in passing on repo rate cuts, unlike foreign banks swiftly reducing rates for borrowers.

The brokerage expects monetary conditions to remain supportive of growth, with liquidity improving alongside policy easing, setting the stage for a more durable transmission of rate cuts into the ...

SA is expected to experience further interest rate relief in 2026 as inflation continues to ease and economic growth remains ...

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 suggests phasing out the prime interest rate, maintaining that greater ...

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet next week for the first time in 2026 to determine the next interest rate move for the country.

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?

Consumers can expect no reprieve from interest rate cuts this January, as the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) maintains a ...

After slashing the repo rate in the past three monetary policy committee (MPC) meets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 percent on Wednesday. As we know, repo rate ...