The question arises whether it is perhaps not a real danger that the powerful South African economy will exploit the smaller economies for its own advantage: South Africa has to act with great discretion in performing its role in the programme. South Africa obviously has a vested interest in the economic development of the region as a whole.
Taken together, the two pillars of the strategy form a framework which organises the presentation and analysis of the “full information set” which is relevant for monetary policy making in order to assess risks to price stability and allows for cross-checking of information from different sources and approaches.