South Africa; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

South Africaâ€™s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that the short-term outlook is broadly favorable, with the main risks arising from a possible worsening of the external environment. The authorities plan to maintain a flexible exchange rate, and to intervene in the foreign exchange market only to accumulate international reserves when market conditions are favorable. The banking system is sound, and short-term vulnerabilities appear limited. Some pressures could arise from banksâ€™ large mortgage portfolio carrying variable interest rates.

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Year of publication:	2005-09-19
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Article IV consultation reports \| Capital controls \| Economic indicators \| Economic reforms \| Inflation targeting \| Labor markets \| Staff Reports \| Trade policy \| external debt \| current account \| balance of payments \| current account deficit \| government debt \| short-term debt \| current account balance \| reserve bank \| external financing \| domestic demand \| debt sustainability \| public sector debt \| unemployment rate \| trade liberalization \| total external debt \| nominal interest rate \| debt stock \| regulatory framework \| commodity prices \| forward market \| terms of trade \| international standards \| debt ratio \| fixed investment \| oil prices \| debt dynamics \| external shocks \| foreign loans \| world trade \| exchange rate policy \| indirect taxes \| foreign currency debt \| currency debt \| debt service \| free trade \| preferential trade \| export markets \| currency risk \| public finances \| central bank \| multilateral trade \| external debt service \| public debt \| long-term debt \| output growth \| preferential trade arrangements \| domestic currency \| reserve assets \| employment growth \| trade arrangements \| export performance \| public sector borrowing \| per capita income \| trade diversion \| long term debt \| multilateral trade negotiations \| trade negotiations \| external debt sustainability \| world market \| tariff rates \| trade agreement \| trade regime \| skilled labor \| value-added tax \| bilateral agreement \| multilateral liberalization \| tariff structure \| reserve accumulation \| domestic borrowing \| trade policy issues \| external debt position \| risk diversification \| private credit \| liberalization efforts \| free trade agreement \| tariff lines \| transport costs \| debt structure \| world trade organization \| world prices \| global competitiveness \| multilateral trade liberalization \| export sectors \| tariff rate \| average tariff \| fixed capital formation \| trade data \| world economy \| rules of origin \| export supply \| free trade area \| bilateral trade \| trade flows \| trade taxes \| trade union \| trade area \| bilateral trade agreement \| budget balance \| open economy \| external position \| general resources account \| bilateral arrangements \| short-term deposits \| export market \| trading partners \| multilateral negotiations \| preferential trade agreements \| trade agreements \| trade liberalization process \| quantitative restrictions \| export growth \| restrictive rules of origin \| tax incentives \| global liquidity \| average tariff rates \| tariff peaks \| government deficits \| external trade \| export volumes \| increasing competitiveness

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Staff Country Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Staff Country Reports Number 05/346 6 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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