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It is subdivided into 100 cents (sign: "c"), and a comma separates the rand and cents. [1] The South African rand is legal tender in the Common Monetary Area member states of Namibia, Lesotho, and Eswatini, with these three countries also having national currencies: (the dollar, the loti and the lilangeni respectively) pegged with the rand at ...
Although the South African rand is legal tender across the CMA, the other member states issue their own currencies exchanged at par with it: the Lesotho loti, Namibian dollar and Swazi lilangeni. Foreign exchange regulations and monetary policy throughout the CMA continue to reflect the influence of the South African Reserve Bank.
The South African automotive industry accounts for about 10% of South Africa's manufacturing exports, contributes 7.5% to the country's GDP and employs around 36,000 people. Annual production in 2007 was 535,000 vehicles, out of a global production of 73 million units in the same year.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is the meteorological service under the South African government's Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. SAWS is a member of the World Meteorological Organization. The SAWS traces its lineage to the Cape of Good Hope Meteorological Commission, established in October 1860.
Exchange controls such as these were imposed by the South African government to restrict the outflow of capital from the country. The South African financial rand was the most visible part of a system of capital controls. Although the financial rand was abolished in March 1995, some capital controls remain in place.
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By 2009 South Africa's debt to GDP ratio dropped to 28% from 34.6% in 2006. [12] South Africa's debt grew between 2008 and 2012 as the country prepared for the 2010 FIFA World Cup [13] and run a countercyclical fiscal policy in response to the financial crisis of 2007-2008 [14] and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. This increased the debt to GDP ...
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result of the abnormal monetary and financial conditions which World War I had brought.