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Changes in Banking in South Africa in the 1980s

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Financial Enterprise in South Africa since 1950

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The banking sector in South Africa is dominated by five groups: First National, Standard, Nedcor, Bankorp, and Volkskas. These five groups control 97 per cent of the total assets of commercial banks and hold 98 per cent of commercial bank deposits.

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© 1992 Stuart Jones

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Skinner, I., Osborn, E. (1992). Changes in Banking in South Africa in the 1980s. In: Jones, S. (eds) Financial Enterprise in South Africa since 1950. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11536-5_4

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