Lesetja Kganyago
Lesetja Kganyago is the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, a position he has held since 2014. He has played a crucial role in shaping monetary policy in South Africa and has been instrumental in addressing economic challenges facing the country. Kganyago's leadership was recently highlighted during the G20 finance meeting in Cape Town, where he expressed South Africa's concerns over the lack of consensus among global finance leaders on pressing economic issues, particularly climate finance.
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Lesetja Kganyago is the governor of the South African Reserve Bank and is monitoring previous interest rate cuts.
Por que os Bancos Centrais globais têm optado por manter as taxas de juros em ‘ponto morto’
Liechtenstein· 2025-11-06
Lesetja Kganyago announced the decision to keep the benchmark repurchase rate at 7% as governor of the South African Reserve Bank.
Reserve Banks keeps interest rate unchanged as widely expected – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-09-18
Lesetja Kganyago is the governor of the South African Reserve Bank who commented on the bank's economic growth forecasts.
GDP growth not enough to ‘shift the bigger picture’, say economists – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-09-10
Lesetja Kganyago said the monetary policy committee would start targeting a 3% inflation rate.
Inflation hits 10-month high at 3.5% in July – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-08-20Lesetja Kganyago warned that Trump's tariffs could jeopardize 100,000 jobs in South Africa.
hay 100.000 empleos en riesgo
Colombia· 2025-08-04
Lesetja Kganyago is the governor of the South African Reserve Bank who announced the interest rate cut.
Reserve Bank cuts interest rates to 7% in widely expected decision – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-07-31Lesetja Kganyago is the central bank governor who commented on the inflation outlook and the potential for interest rate cuts.
Reserve Bank to lower interest rates again, economists forecast – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-07-29
South Africa’s central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago said that representation was what mattered most.
G20 finance chiefs meet under tariff cloud in South Africa
Canada· 2025-07-17
Lesetja Kganyago is the governor of the South African Reserve Bank who announced the interest rate cut.
Reserve Bank cuts rate by 25 basis points to 7.25% – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-29Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago signalled a desire to set a lower midpoint for the inflation target.
Reserve Bank likely to leave interest rates unchanged on Thursday – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-26
Lesetja Kganyago is the Reserve Bank governor who signalled a desire to set a lower midpoint for the inflation target.
April consumer inflation edges higher to 2.8% year-on-year – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-21
Lesetja Kganyago is the governor of the South African Reserve Bank.
Has the Reserve Bank abandoned its economic growth mandate? – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-12
Lesetja Kganyago is the governor of the Reserve Bank.
Markus Jooste and the making of a financial scandal – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-04-01
Lesetja Kganyago announced the decision to hold interest rates at 7.5% amid global economic uncertainty.
Reserve Bank holds interest rate at 7.5% – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-20
Lesetja Kganyago is the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank.
Group of 20 finance meeting ends without consensus or communiqueCanada· 2025-02-27