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BANKING NEWS South African News Central banks now repairing economies Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus believes that the R30bn capital flow to South Africa’s financial markets in 2012 is proof of great interest in the country and signals an opportunity in the current stressed environment. SARB ADDRESSING A GORDON INSTITUTE of Business Science Marcus said she believes the responsibility for financial (GIBS) Forum in Johannesburg, Marcus said, ‘The flight to stability is where the mandate of central banks has evolved the quality is a misnomer and should rather be a flight to familiarity.’ most since the crisis began. South Africa offers real rates of return in a world reeling from ‘This is the fifth year of the financial crisis, and the issue is financial crisis, but the question is whether we can cumulative,’ she said. ‘The scale is huge, and we create an attractive investor destination through must not forget that behind all these numbers are our