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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"South African Reserve Bank"”.
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The impact of nationalising the private shareholding of the South African Reserve Bank
… of nationalising the private shareholding of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). A sub-question is first posed in order to answer the main question. The sub-question is: are the shareholders of the SARB the owners of the Bank and what are their rights and obligations? In a nationalisation …
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A policy and regulatory framework for stablecoins in South Africa: Implications for South African Reserve Bank.
… protection, and financial integrity. Within South Africa’s existing framework, stablecoins lack a specific regulatory foundation as a means of payment. To bridge this gap, this thesis conducts a thorough review of stablecoin definitions, design features, use cases, and the unique risks these …
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A mathematical approach to the evaluation of international diversification for the South African investor
… isolate the major markets for investment outside South Africa, and to determine what proportion of a South African investor's capital, if any, should be held in foreign securities under different possible restrictions laid down by the South African Reserve Bank. The main argument advanced in …
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A study into the evolution of bank capital in South Africa (1994-2010)
… both the capital and reporting requirements for banks globally. In South Africa, Basle I was in effect in 1994, whilst Basle II came into being in 2008, both of which placed new requirements on banks in terms of the calculation of their capital positions. During 1999 the South African Reserve …
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External Imbalances and the Valuation Channel
South Africa has been a net debtor of international capital since the South African Reserve Bank began measuring the international investment position in 1956. This surplus in the financial account has been partially used to finance the persistent current account deficit, which has given rise to a …
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Cyber Risk Management Frameworks for the South African Banking Industry
Since the dawn of technology, the banking industry has relied on technology to support its operations. Unfortunately, the banking industry has been exposed to cyber risks as a result of the same technology, which has resulted in enormous financial losses. South Africa has the world's third-highest …
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Protecting depositors and promoting financial stability in South Africa
Bank failures are a worldwide phenomenon and South Africa is no exception as evidenced by historical and recent bank failures in South Africa. This thesis investigates the desirability of introducing an explicit deposit insurance scheme in South Africa as a means of protecting small, …
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Can Islamic banking work in South Africa?
In little more than a decade, Islamic banking has grown into a $300 billion a year industry worldwide and is now finding its way to South Africa hence providing a wealth of opportunities to new and existing players in the South African banking industry. One of the key factors differentiating …
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The role of private capital flows and financial deepening in the economic growth of South Africa
… Financial Deepening in the economic growth of South Africa. Using secondary data obtained from the South African Reserve Bank and the World Bank online databases for the period 1990 to 2015, we examine the relationship between these three variables using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag …
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The impact of foreign direct investment on post-war South African economic development
… penetration of foreign direct investment in the South African economy is analysed in the context of the debate about dependency and the role of technology in economic development. It is concluded that given the small amounts of fixed capital actually transferred to South Africa and the negative …
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Monetary policy and exchange rates in different economic contexts: Case study of South Africa
… rate and money supply with the exchange rate in South Africa in three periods:- before the global financial crisis (GFC) (Jan 2002 – Jan 2007), during the GFC (Jan 2008 – Dec 2009) and after the GFC (Jan 2010 – Jan 2016). No clear direction on the relationship between the monetary policy and the …
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The contribution of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to domestic employment levels in South Africa: a Vector Autoregressive Approach
South Africa is a free market economy that promotes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in all of its economic sectors, with the aim of accelerating economic growth and increasing job opportunities. Several empirical works have yielded mixed and controversial results with regard to the effects of FDI …
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An exploration of the determinants of South Africa’s personal savings rate - Why do South African households save so little?
… as a critical ingredient for economic growth. South Africa has a low national savings rate by international standards, an outcome that has flowed from a declining trend in domestic savings in recent years, to the point where the South African Reserve Bank reported that households had started to …
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Risk reporting compliance in the South African banking sector
… principles introduced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) were intended to improve risk management and decision-making processes for banks. Current research appears not to address the practicality of these principles and the compliance of South African banks with these …
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A quantitative analysis of factors influencing housing demand in SA
… the factors that influence housing demand in South Africa and incorporates quantitative analysis on the relationship between interest rates, exchange rates, inflation and housing demand. Most studies on this subject have been conducted in the developed market context, as such, this research …
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The fundamental determinants of the South African real exchange rate from 1995 to 2014
… conducive for sustainable growth of the economy. South Africa as an emerging country is no exception. Many stakeholders including, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) as the monetary authority of the country are interested in understanding the key factors that influence the South African …
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Causal relationship between financial capital financial flows and economic growth in South Africa
… financial capital flows and economic growth in South Africa. Developing countries rely significantly on foreign capital inflows to supplement domestic savings for investment and growth. Foreign investment is essential to emerging nations' economic growth because it augments domestic savings for …
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Artificial neural networks to predict share prices on the Johannesburg stock exchange
… of ANNs to predict share prices in the banking sector of the South African Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). This study used three companies, i.e. Standard Bank, Nedbank and First National Bank, listed on the JSE as case studies for the use of ANNs for predicting the closing share price …
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The impact of credit types on household savings levels in South Africa
Despite robust economic growth in post-apartheid South Africa, we have consistently seen high unemployment and severe income inequality amongst its people. Arguably this has resulted in a culture of dependence on consumer credit; consumers are spending future income by using credit. This could …
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An empirical analysis of exchange rate pass-through to prices in South Africa
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) adopted an inflation targeting monetary policy with the effect from the 2000 in an attempt to curb inflation in the country. The band that was adopted was that of a minimum of 3% and a maximum of 6%. The main problem to the current monetary policy is the …
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