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22 December 2017
EM Currency Handbook 201& Still Fuel in the Tank
South Africa
The rand was first introduced in 1961, coinciding with
the establishment of the Republic of South Africa. It
replaced the South African pound as the legal tender.
Since 1995, after the abolition of the financial rand and
capital controls for non-residents, the rand has been
freely floating. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
has, in the past, intervened in the market to
accumulate foreign exchange reserves, but these have
rarely had an immediate effect on the level of the
currency.
South Africa has followed a strategy of progressively
easing exchange controls on capital transactions since
1994. With the abolition of the financial rand in 1995,
all exchange controls on non-residents were eliminated.
However, only fully registered dealers are allowed to
conduct foreign exchange transactions. Non-residents
are free to purchase shares, bonds and other assets
without restriction and to repatriate dividends, interest
receipts, and current and capital profits, as well as the
original investment capital. There are residual controls
on the actions of residents, but these mostly refer to
the lending of rand.
The SARB regards its primary goal in the economic
system as "the achievement and maintenance of price
stability". The Bank has an inflation target of between
3% - 6%. The Bank transmits its interest-rate policy to
the market by providing refinancing to banks at its
repurchase rate, which is determined by its Monetary
Policy Committee (MPC). The MPC comprises of six
members, including the Governor.
In August 2010 the Bank changed its monetary policy
implementation framework. Two main changes were
announced. Firstly, the Bank introduced measures
aimed at streamlining the monetary policy operations
by announcing the daily average of the estimated
weekly liquidity requirement. In addition, the Bank's
refinancing operation only accepts Government and
SARB denominated debt as eligible collateral.
The rand is a fully deliverable and convertible currency.
and is most often quoted and traded vs. USD.
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