BUSINESS DAY TV: SA is barely on the Davos agenda — it’s all Europe and the US
JSE chairwoman Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita speaks about SA’s reception at the World Economic Forum in Davos and whether the forum has been overshadowed by Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, and the first-ever attendance of a Chinese leader.
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita is JSE chairwoman. BUSINESS DAY TV: As the global "who’s who" get going in earnest at Davos, today saw outgoing US Vice-President Joe Biden take a parting shot at Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as he reassured the audience of the US’s commitment to Nato. And yesterday we witnessed the spectacle of China’s president staunchly defending globalisation and free trade amid a backlash. As has been the case for the last few years, SA has sent its usual contingent of politicians and business leaders, among them JSE chairwoman Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita who joins us on the line now. Nonku ... what message is the South African delegation putting forward at Davos? As usual, we’ve got quite a big delegation but it comes amid a fairly fraught global environment this year?
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