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Is this the real price?

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 20th, 2008 posted in: Humor

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Sing the lyrics below to the tune of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

Is this the real price? Is this just fantasy? Financial landslide No escape from reality

Open your eyes And look at your buys and see. I’m now a poor boy (poor boy) High-yielding casualty Because I bought it high, watched it blow

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SA non-performing loans are on the rise, but remain very manageable

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 20th, 2008 posted in: South Africa

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By Kevin Lings

SA non-performing loans – loans that have been overdue for a period longer than 90 days – expressed as a percentage of total loans and advances, started to trend upwards from very low levels during 2007 as tighter credit conditions and higher interest rates impacted on household finances.

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