KEY RATES           28/6/96       21/6/96

Inflation May       10.30%        10.10%
Bank Rate           13.00%        13.00%
Prime Rate          14.50%        14.50%


EXCHANGE RATES      25/7/96       05/7/96

US$                 0.2920        0.2964
£Stg                0.1883        0.1905
SA Rand             1.2890        1.2866
DM                  0.4345        0.4524
ZM$                 2.8755        2.9242
Yen                 31.250        32.810
Can$                0.3980        0.4029


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