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Another bank reached a settlement with the Competition Commission for colluding in currency trades to manipulate the value of the rand-dollar exchange rate. Standard Chartered joined Citibank in a settlement with the local competition authorities. Yesterday, the Commission reached a settlement agreement with the UK-based, Standard Chartered to pay an administrative penalty of R42.7 million. Standard Chartered is the second bank to reach a settlement agreement with the commission. Last year the US based Citibank paid a R69 million fine. Elvis Presslin spoke to SABC Economics Editor, Tshepo Mongoai to explain in layman's term what currency manipulation is and what it entails for the affected countries
By SAfmAnother bank reached a settlement with the Competition Commission for colluding in currency trades to manipulate the value of the rand-dollar exchange rate. Standard Chartered joined Citibank in a settlement with the local competition authorities. Yesterday, the Commission reached a settlement agreement with the UK-based, Standard Chartered to pay an administrative penalty of R42.7 million. Standard Chartered is the second bank to reach a settlement agreement with the commission. Last year the US based Citibank paid a R69 million fine. Elvis Presslin spoke to SABC Economics Editor, Tshepo Mongoai to explain in layman's term what currency manipulation is and what it entails for the affected countries

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