Maarten Mittner

Maarten is a markets writer for Business Day and BDlive, focusing mainly, but not exclusively, on the rand and the Reserve Bank. He has been writing about banks for more than 12 years and has reported on all the major developments in the sector, such as the demise of Saambou in 2002 and the takeover by Barclays of Absa in 2005. He has a special interest in the strategic changes banks are faced with in response to changed customer needs and outside influences. He has also reported on the wider financial sector, such as life insurance and microlending.