The Minister of Finance has convened a colloquium where government officials will present policy proposals to raise the level of South Africa’s economic growth. These proposals will be tested through discussion with economists from the private sector and academia, including Professors Ricardo Hausmann and Robert Lawrence, both of Harvard University.
The colloquium will also be attended by the Ministers of Economic Development and Trade and Industry as well as relevant government officials, private sector experts and other strategic stakeholders. Discussions at the colloquium will place particular emphasis on interventions that encourage new models and paradigm shifts in support of faster economic growth. The outcome of the colloquium will form the basis of economic policy proposals to be submitted to Cabinet for its consideration in the new year.
Media are invited to attend the opening of the colloquium by the Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, as well as the scene setting remarks by National Treasury Director-General, Mr Dondo Mogajane. After these two presentations, the rest of the colloquium will be closed to the media.
Details are as follows:
Venue: SARB Conference Centre, 370 Helen Joseph Street, Pretoria
Date: 21 December 2018
Time: 08:30 – 09:30
Media should arrive at 08:00 to set up.
Parking at the SARB is limited and journalists are encouraged to either find safe parking around the area or use the Gautrain and the Gautrain bus and ask to be dropped off at stop number 10.
Rsvp:
Email: Jabulane.Mulambo@treasury.gov.za
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