JSE launches index to track rand
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
The Rand Index (RAIN), as it will be known, is aimed at the asset management industry as well as economists, importers and exporters.
The index will start trading next Monday November 8. The rand has rallied against major currencies over the last few months, making SA's exports less competitive.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...