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No Optasia IPO pop … but there is value

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Sithembile Bopela from FNB Wealth and Investments on Optasia’s muted debut – is there real value emerging? Citadel’s Maarten Ackerman on what to expect from the MTBPS: inflation targeting, revenue trends, and GNU alignment. Future Forex CEO Harry Scherzer warns that post-grey-list, FX transactions face tighter scrutiny.

5 Nov 2025 12AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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