Risk Alert | Inflation ticks lower

28 August 2023 - In this week's exclusive client Risk Alert, we look at the latest inflation data, and the possible negative reputational effects of the findings in the South African Reserve Bank’s Phala Phala report.

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We reiterate the weak state of the South African National Defence Force, and the implications — on South Africa’s risk premium — of the rising cost of government bonds.

We close with an analysis of the current loadshedding status, as well as the prospects for South Africa in a bigger BRICS bloc.