Inflation & Prices

South Africa Finance Head Cautions Against Rushing New Inflation Goal

South Africa's finance minister Enoch Godongwana

Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg

South Africa’s finance minister said work on lowering the inflation target is “progressing well” but cautioned against rushing the decision.

“Such decisions should not be taken in haste, without the necessary technical and political engagements that achieve a genuine consensus grounded in a thorough consideration of the social and economic realities,” Enoch Godongwana said in his budget vote speech Tuesday