South Africa’s Marcus cannot dismiss banking crisis

The possibility of a systematic banking crisis emanating from Europe cannot be dismissed, South African Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus said on Thursday, adding there were no obvious threats to domestic financial stability for now.

But Marcus told the bank’s ordinary general meeting the inflation outlook was being adversely affected by higher commodity prices.

While there were signs domestic recovery was becoming more sustained, recovery in advanced economies had become increasingly uncertain in recent months.

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