SA was well received at ‘tough’ Davos, say delegates
Candid approach by government and business leaders impressed international investors at WEF, says Standard Bank boss
International investors at last week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos were surprised at how candid SA government leaders were about SA’s problems and impressed at the deep understanding by SA’s business leaders of the issues the country faced and what needed to be done, says Standard Bank group CEO Sim Tshabalala.
“The narrative was that we recognise our challenges but we are a country at work, responding appropriately to these challenges and we were well received,” Tshabalala said on Friday from Davos, where he and more than 30 other business leaders attended the WEF annual forum, along with five cabinet ministers led by finance minister Enoch Godongwana. ..
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