Uncertainties also prevail in terms of administered price movements, i.e. the speed at which the future government and local government authorities will remove the disparities in the pricing of services under their remit. *  *  *  Since January 2012, the Executive Board of the National Bank has not revised the key policy rate which currently stands at 9.5%.
I am inspired by the successes of South African firms domestically, on the African continent and globally. We have high calibre business leaders who are smart, professional and innovative. We need closer ties and partnerships across our economy to raise our growth level and to make our growth more inclusive.