Naledi Pandor on why Eskom split, visas top of foreign investor agenda #WEF20

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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni accompanied by other cabinet members, Naledi Pandor and Ebrahim Patel came to the World Economic Forum to ensure investors that they are on track to bring about the reforms needed to increase growth in the South African economy. The message they received was loud and clear from both local and overseas investors; the process needed to be speeded up and Eskom, called an energy crisis, is in emergency care. Mboweni said that South Africa had to change the way it does business. In an interview with Biznews, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor said more changes to visas was high on the list of foreign investors. Pandor also said in her discussions with foreign representatives she emphasised the importance of a resolution for the US-China trade war that was having a detrimental impact on the whole world. - Linda van Tilburg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Jan 2020 12AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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