The Monthly Bulletin is intended to provide the general public and financial markets with a thorough assessment of the economic environment, as well as with articles about the economy’s structure and topical issues important for the single monetary policy. In speeches, members of the Governing Council also inform the public about monetary policy and the economy.
Most SADC countries have made progress in implementing economic reform policies, resulting in moderate inflation rates and reduced levels of Government deficit as percentage of GDP. However, the region still faces the challenge of generating higher rates of sustainable growth that will satisfy regional and global policy objectives of significant poverty and unemployment reduction and other aspects of social development.