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SARB bought US$4bn foreign exchange

July 4 2012 at 12:22pm

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Central bank govenor Gill Marcus. Photo: Mxolisi Madela.

The Reserve Bank‚ in conjunction with the National Treasury‚ bought approximately $4 billion of foreign exchange in the financial year ended March 2012.

Releasing its annual report for 2011/12 on Wednesday‚ the Reserve Bank said the foreign exchange accumulation was in an attempt to contribute to “greater stability” in the foreign exchange market.

These measures have‚ however‚ not had meaningful impact as the rand continues to respond more to external developments including the slowdown in European economies and sovereign debt woes in that region.

“The process of sterilising the impact of these purchases on domestic liquidity contributed to the bank reporting an after-tax loss of R490.5 million‚ compared with a loss of R1.2 billion in the previous financial year‚” bank Governor Gill Marcus said.

The Reserve Bank reported that a significant actuarial loss incurred in meeting the post-employment medical benefit liabilities of staff also contributed to the overall losses in the 2011/12 financial year. - I-Net Bridge


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