So there is a good two-way flow in the relationship between South Africa as the largest economy and the region as a whole. 5. Gathering of information  A database comprising monetary and financial statistics of individual countries has been established and is freely accessible on the Internet at the website www.sadcbankers.org.
Each central bank takes full responsibility for the updating and accuracy of its own data. The International Monetary Fund is providing technical assistance for further development of the database. In addition, an information bank has been compiled on the structures and policies of central banks in the region as well as on the financial markets of member states.