South Africa’s 3% inflation target

The South African Reserve Bank believes we must take advantage of the current lower levels of inflation and has announced that it will now interpret its mandate as targeting 3%. This has been met with mixed responses. Sandy McGregor provides some context on the origins of inflation targeting and explains why a lower target has many positive benefits.

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