How the South African Reserve Bank is reacting  The SARB has had to acknowledge the risks that the changing global environment is posing to the domestic inflation outlook.
The recovery of the balance of payments is now being observed. There is now stability in the financial markets and rapid reduction of inflation. Overall, real GDP turned out to be 7.1 percent in the financial year 2008/09 and is projected at 6.3 percent for this financial year 2009/10.