Any mandate given to a central bank should focus on what it can do and not on what we would like it to do. A socio-economic objective such as protecting the buying power of the money in the pockets of South African citizens is an important and attainable objective, and in the area of our core competency.
The Forum provides a platform for key players in the financial sector to come together and discuss about pressing topics and issues in our economy, which is something that we need more of.