South Africa: Selected Issues

September 15, 2006

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South Africa: Selected Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed September 19, 2024

Summary

This paper discusses South Africa’s recent growth performance and its new growth targets. It analyzes the history of exchange rate volatility, compares it with other countries, and examines the relationship between volatility and trade flows in South Africa. It highlights facts on reserves holding and presents an empirical analysis of a model in assessing the adequacy of South Africa’s reserves. It also analyzes the cyclical balances to determine revenue performance and discusses the penetration of the South African financial conglomerates into State Security Agency and assesses potential vulnerabilities.

Subject: Banking, Exchange rates, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Foreign exchange, Output gap, Production, Real effective exchange rates, Revenue administration

Keywords: Africa, CR, Exchange rate volatility, Exchange rates, Fiscal stance, Government success, Growth initiative, Growth performance, ISCR, Output gap, Real effective exchange rates, South Africa's reserve, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

111
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2006/328
Stock No:

1ZAFEA2006002
ISBN:

9781451841046
ISSN:

1934-7685

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