Anglo welcomes Mboweni’s move to facilitate cross-border transactions

Diversified miner Anglo American has welcomed the number of measures to facilitate cross-border financial transactions, in support of trade and investment, announced by South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni during his National Budget Speech on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, Anglo explained that annexures to the Budget Review provided additional detail, including a shift from the current policy of exchange controls to a risk-based capital flow management system that was in line with international best practice.