What if South Africa’s access to SWIFT is threatened?

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The SA Reserve Bank says the threat of being excommunicated from SWIFT is likely to focus certain individuals rather than the country as a whole, but we should not take this lying down, says 80eight CEO Faadil Moti, as the experience with Russia and Iran shows that events can escalate quickly.
2 Sep English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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