Economics
South Africa Turns Less Hawkish on Key Rate After Riots
- Central bank maintains benchmark rate at record low of 3.5%
- MPC model shows hikes in fourth quarter, every quarter of 2022
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South Africa’s central bank softened its stance on raising borrowing costs this year as the country reels from deadly riots and a third wave of coronavirus infections.