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Treasury Confirms Due to Receive Around $4.2bln in IMF SDRs

SOUTH AFRICA

The South African Treasury confirm they are due to receive "around" $4.2bln in IMF special drawing rights. Treasury adds that:

  • The SDR allotment will "beef up" SA reserves
  • Will allow the Treasury to honour FX commitments

Follows the IMF approving the creation of $650bln in reserves - today's $4.2bln for SA is their allotment of that. This more than doubles SA's current holdings of SDRs, which were reported at around $2.6bln as of end-June.

MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3809 | edward.hardy@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3809 | edward.hardy@marketnews.com

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