South Africa: Global Bank Praises Local Bond Market

Johannesburg — SA's government bond market is the sixth-most liquid debt market in the world, ahead of the UK, according to a recent report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

The report, which centred on financial stability and the effect of the development of local currency bond markets in emerging market economies, noted SA's bond market had a turnover ratio comparable to mature markets.

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