Q1 2019: The rand holds onto reasonable and manageable levels, despite the occasional wobble.

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The rand has surprised with relative strength throughout the new year despite being bombarded with potentially negative factors both domestic and international. David Gracey, head of fixed income and currency trading at Investec, chats to Lindsay Williams about currencies, growth and all things Moody's- and Eskom-related.
1 Apr 2019 English South Africa Business

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