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South Africa: SA banks stifle competition
South Africa's banking sector is so concentrated that it stifles competition, but the Reserve Bank, which regulates the industry, and analysts, who study it, say it will be difficult for newcomers to break in, even though this would boost competition, reports Business Report. According to the annual report of the ...

Read Story at Sunday Times (2006-07-21)

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's economic woes could affect SA
The Reserve Bank says Zimbabwe's economic woes may have wider implications for South Africa, as the the country is South Africa's main trading partner on the continent. In a financial stability report published on its website, the Reserve Bank says Zimbabwe poses no immediate threat to South Africa's ...

Read Story at SABCNews (2005-04-21)

South Africa: Home - SA Reserve Bank"s banking report imminent
Submit your comment South Africa"s Reserve Bank will shortly release results of a study into the gap between the central bank"s main interest rate and prime lending costs, but is not formally investigating competition between commercial banks, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has said. The banking sector in South Africa ...

Read Story at IOL BusinessReport (2010-03-10)

South Africa: News - Central bank to discuss incentives
Submit your comment The Reserve Bank"s bank supervision department would talk to all the country"s banks about employee compensation, it said in its annual report for 2009, released yesterday. "South African banking organisations have generally sound principles embedded in their incentive schemes," the report said. However, cash-based incentive schemes ...

Read Story at IOL BusinessReport (2010-05-26)

South Africa: Regulator to meet banks on compensation rules
The SA Reserve Bank"s bank supervision department will talk to all the country"s banks about employee compensation, it said in its annual report for 2009 released today. "South African banking organisations have generally sound principles embedded in their incentive schemes," the report said. However, cash-based incentive schemes were very skewed ...

Read Story at SABCNews (2010-05-26)

Namibia: Reserve Bank to release banking report soon
CAPE TOWN – South Africa"s Reserve Bank (SARB) will shortly release results of a study into the gap between the central bank"s main interest rate and prime lending costs, but is not formally investigating competition between commercial banks, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said yesterday. The banking sector in South Africa ...

Read Story at The Namibian (2010-03-11)

South Africa: SA's banking system still sound
South Africa's banking system remained stable during 2005 and banks in general were sound and continued to benefit from South Africa's economic health, the Bank Supervision Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) said in its annual report. Banks were well capitalised, and the average risk-weighted capital- adequacy ...

Read Story at Sunday Times (2006-07-14)

South Africa: SA bank charges are too high: report
South Africa’s bank charges are too high and banks should implement reforms, a report by the Competition Commission, based on a inquiry into the country’s bank charges, has found. Banking on the charge Tips on how to reduce your monthly bank charges Special Report: The Cost ...

Read Story at Sunday Times (2008-12-12)

Namibia: Rate spread "immaterial", says SA report
JOHANNESBURG - South African consumers" hopes for a relaxation in lending criteria by banks have been dashed by a report jointly produced by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the Banking Association of SA (Basa). The report was triggered by complaints voiced last year by former SARB governor, Tito ...

Read Story at The Namibian (2010-04-15)

South Africa: Bosman is new Deutsche Bank chief country officer
Deutsche Bank has announced the appointment of Herman Bosman as Chief Country Officer and Head of Global Banking, South Africa. He will be joining the Bank in November and will report to Jürgen Fitschen, Global Head of Regional Management and to Philip Southwell, Head of Global Banking, Central and Eastern ...

Read Story at Sunday Times (2006-10-18)


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