Co-operative Banks Development Agency’s session to discuss facilitating economic transformation through co-operative banking
With the discussions around economic transformation and particularly, the transformation of the financial services sector now firmly at the centre of the government agenda and South Africa, the Co-operative Banks Development Agency (CBDA) will hold a session under the theme: “Facilitating economic transformation through co-operative banking”.
The main objective of the event is to encourage people to consider co-operative banks as a way of saving, particularly for small and medium sized businesses and groups. Speakers from the financial services sector will be speaking on, among other topics, why co-operative banking is still so relevant in SA and worldwide; benefits and challenges of co-operative banking; how co-operative banking and SMMEs potentially contribute to economic transformation; the role of co-operative banks in transforming economies; the journey to financial freedom through co-operative banking; the relevance of co-operative banking in South Africa.
Media are invited to attend this event. Details are as follows:
Date: Friday, 6 April 2018
Time: 10:00am – 14:00
Venue: National Treasury, 40 Church Square, Pretoria.
RSVP: Media@treasury.gov.za
Enquiries:
Communications Unit
E-mail: media@treasury.gov.za
Tel: 012 315 5944
