NYDA calls for a youth-centred economic response amid rising global uncertainty and domestic constraints
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) notes the latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision by the South African Reserve Bank to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.75 per cent, against a backdrop of heightened global uncertainty and emerging economic risks.
The MPC highlighted that the recent outbreak of conflict in the Middle East has caused a significant global supply shock, leading to higher prices for oil, gas, and fertilisers while dampening global growth prospects. These developments are expected to push inflation upwards in the short term, while also limiting…
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