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South Africa’s refinery closures and their macroeconomic impact</title><link>/en/home/publications/publication-detail-pages/occasional-bulletin-of-economic-notes/2026/oben-running-empty</link><description>South Africa’s refining capacity has halved over the past decade, marking the end of near self-sufficiency in liquid fuels.</description><pubDate>2026-09-08T09:42:00Z</pubDate><category>Media &gt; Media Releases | Occasional Bulletin of Economic Notes | What's New</category><guid>/content/sarb-project/en/home/publications/publication-detail-pages/occasional-bulletin-of-economic-notes/2026/oben-running-empty</guid></item><item><title>De-dollarisation and emerging markets: more policy space or less?</title><link>/en/home/publications/publication-detail-pages/occasional-bulletin-of-economic-notes/2026/oben-de-dollarisation-emerging-market</link><description>Can de-dollarisation – that is, the gradual reduction of reliance on the US dollar in trade, finance and reserves – help restore policy autonomy in emerging markets, or will it constrain them further?</description><pubDate>2026-09-08T09:42:00Z</pubDate><category>Media &gt; Media Releases | Occasional Bulletin of Economic Notes | What's New</category><guid>/content/sarb-project/en/home/publications/publication-detail-pages/occasional-bulletin-of-economic-notes/2026/oben-de-dollarisation-emerging-market</guid></item><item><title>Occasional Bulletin of Economic Notes 26/01</title><link>/en/home/publications/publication-detail-pages/occasional-bulletin-of-economic-notes/2026/oben-26-1</link><description>The Occasional Bulletin of Economic Notes is a compilation of South African Reserve Bank Economic Notes that are typically short economic analyses initially written for internal discussion and to stimulate debate. 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The attached document contains the overnight benchmark rates, as published by the South African Reserve Bank, updated at the end of each month. Please note that there is generally no overnight foreign exchange data on public holidays in the US.

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