Finance minister Enoch Godongwana, who has been in Washington DC for the Spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank over the past week, has met with both World Bank and the US Treasury to discuss issues of global significance. | Fin24
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana. Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach.
On Saturday, Godongwana met with World Bank president David Malpass. A statement from the bank issued on Saturday said that the two had exchanged views on"the world economy and SA’s economic prospects" in which Malpass welcomed SA’s efforts to improve the business climate. The bank said the two also discussed SA’s partnership with the World Bank group and"exchanged views on the innovative financing instruments, including the recent conservation wildlife bond by the IBRD to protect black rhinos in SA".
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