The South African Reserve Bank has come in for scathing criticism from the high court, which ruled it had abused its draconian exchange control powers.

They were standing in the aisles and hanging over the balconies at a panel debate on the world economy at the International Monetary Fund’s Washington headquarters on Thursday. It was a celebrity panel of sorts of the finance world, chaired by CNN anchor Richard Quest, with participants who included IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva, UN climate envoy and former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, Cambridge University’s Mohamed El Erian and the finance ministers of Nigeria and Ireland.

The government is starting a portal for businesses affected by the July looting mayhem. It’s to establish the extent of damage, especially to small and medium  businesses — and to see if more support is needed.

Ambitious plans to broaden its horizons unveiled ahead of ‘new cycle’

The National Treasury is borrowing more on the market than it theoretically needs to

Self-generation law gazetted but issues need clarification

It's all a bit murky and uncertain, which is not good

The Ramaphosa reshuffle this week was driven by political positioning rather than economic reform

Tax take from miner helped bolster government’s relief effort

The relief package the government has put in place in response to the unrest is not without cost