Roelof Botha: here’s why SA’s interest rates should be at least 2% lower
In this insightful Rational Radio interview, heavyweight economist Roelof Botha unpacks why South African interest rates are 200 basis point too high. The economist to the Optimum Group, whose son is the managing partner of Silicon Valley's top venture capital investor, explains why he believes something went seriously wrong at SA's Monetary Policy Committee after former SARB governor Gill Marcus handed over the reins. – Alec Hogg
One of the great economists of South Africa joins us now – Roelof Botha – with a pedigree from here to next year. Roelof, I'm correct in assuming that you've been economist of the year and all kinds of other rewards, but you're probably best known amongst the BizNews audience as being the father of your name sake, your son who's the senior partner at Sequoia in Silicon Valley, do you talk to him much?
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