Insights and Updates

Exchange Control Circulars

It’s Official! SARB Publishes Exchange Control Circulars

It’s Official! SARB Publishes Exchange Control Circulars implementing the 2026 Budget Reform Proposals The Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank[…]

Exchange Control Circular

SARB Publishes Draft Exchange Control Circulars Following Budget Reform Proposals

SARB Publishes Draft Exchange Control Circulars Following Budget Reform Proposals The Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB FinSurv) has[…]

Single Discretionary Allowance

2026 Exchange Control Update: A Significant Shift in the Single Discretionary Allowance Rules

On the exchange control side, 2026 has started with a bang. A long-awaited and welcome change to the Single Discretionary Allowance (SDA) rules[…]

Inward Foreign Loans

Inward Foreign Loans | Avoid SARB Penalties

Inward Foreign Loans | Avoid SARB Penalties South Africa’s exchange control regime, administered by the South African Reserve Bank’s Financial Surveillance Department (SARB[…]

SARB Exchange Control Updates

SARB Exchange Control Updates

Alert: SARB Exchange Control Updates The Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB FinSurv) has issued new SARB Exchange Control[…]

ECAH's 1st birthday

A Year of Growth, Gratitude, and Purpose: Celebrating ECAH’s First Anniversary

A Year of Growth, Gratitude, and Purpose: Celebrating ECAH’s First Anniversary “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day[…]

International Investing Symposium

South Africa’s Grey Listing & Exchange Control: Insights from the International Investing Symposium

South Africa’s Grey Listing & Exchange Control: Insights from the International Investing Symposium It was an honour to present at the International Investing[…]

Exchange Control Changes

Key Exchange Control Updates Impacting Offshore Transfers

The Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB FinSurv) has issued important updates to the Currency and Exchanges Manual for[…]

Client rating of Exchange Control Advisory Hub

When “Simple” Isn’t Simple: A Client’s Journey with Exchange Control Advisory Hub

At first glance, some cross-border transactions seem simple – on paper, at least. But as one recent client of the Exchange Control Advisory[…]

Exchange Control Documentary Evidence

Documentary Evidence: Your First Line of Defense in Exchange Control Compliance

When it comes to cross-border transactions in South Africa, documentary evidence is far more than a mere formality – it serves as the[…]

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