Economics
Banks Told to Cut Lending Rates in South Africa
- Repo-prime spread was last adjusted in 2001, when it widened
- Take-up of loan-guarantee program has so far been slow
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South African banks are facing political pressure to adjust the rate they use as a reference to determine interest charges after measures to contain the coronavirus roiled the economy, according to the nation’s bank regulator.