The Reserve Bank lends money to banks at the ‘repo rate’, the banks add 3.5% to create the ‘prime rate’ – which we hear when ...

The 350 basis point gap between the repo or monetary policy rate and the prime rate has been fixed since 2001. Lenders use it ...

South African banking customers have been paying a prime rate of the repo rate plus 3.5% since 2001. Is it time for a change?

With RBI repo rate cuts pushing FD returns to multi-year lows, investors are re-evaluating where to park their money safely. Here’s a detailed comparison of 5-year fixed deposit interest rates offered ...

SA is expected to experience further interest rate relief in 2026 as inflation continues to ease and economic growth remains ...

South Africa is reviewing the main reference rate commercial banks use to price trillions of rands of loans to clients.

Long-term interest rates have been rising for the past few months despite the RBI cutting repo rates by 125 basis points over ...