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South Africa May Harm Central Bank by Tapping Reserves, S&P Says (BBG)

SOUTH AFRICA
  • South Africa’s decision to tap profits on the country’s gold and foreign-exchange reserves to curb debt levels could impact the independence of the central bank, warned analysts at S&P Global Ratings.
  • “Granting government access to unrealized profits could politicize the SARB, and prioritize fiscal needs over broader monetary and economic stability,” S&P’s Zahabia Gupta and Frank Gill wrote in a note on Wednesday which was cited by Bloomberg.
  • “This plan is a convenient, but limited and temporary solution to the country’s long-standing fiscal challenges.”

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