'The investor community is already telling us what they think.' - TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers

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In this week's Currency Focus, Andre Cilliers explains why the rand showed a surprisingly small degree of weakening despite the looting and unrest in KZN last week. He added that we still need to get our house in order as we are not one of the emerging markets that attract the most money. "The event takes place over three days but the consequences stay with us for years thereafter," says Cilliers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Jul 2021 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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