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SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY IN ROME: NEWSLETTER

Sant’Egidio in Rome from 27 to 29 November 2017, and the OR Tambo Centenary Celebrations hosted by

the City of Reggio Emilia from 30 November to 2 December 2017. These visits helped to further strengthen

our bilateral relations.

In this edition, we focus on the beautiful Free State Province in our feature on popular tourist destinations in

South Africa.

This quarter, the Embassy is also bidding farewell to Ms Mpho Oliphant, First Secretary Political, whose

term of duty has come to an end. I want to take this opportunity to thank her for her passion and the dedi-

cation she displayed when executing her duties.

I wish you all a joyful, peaceful Christmas and prosperous New Year. I really appreciate your friendship dur-

ing the last five wonderful years. Till we meet again, Arrivederci!

Economic

Conference and Workshop on Financial and Economic Matters

The Embassy successfully hosted a high-level Conference on Financial and Economic Matters in Rome

from 27 to 28 November 2017. This was the first bilateral initiative of its kind, where leaders from the Minis-

tries of Finance, the Central Banks, top bankers and economic actors from Italy and South Africa gathered

to discuss recent developments in our respective financial and economic sectors, as well as identify possi-

ble news areas of collaboration.

The Conference provided a platform for robust and open

discussions on pertinent matters in, inter alia, improving

the integrity, productivity and efficiency of the banking

sector; preventing and combating financial crimes; in-

vestment and financing of public sector projects as well

as public-private partnerships.

From left: Mr Lesetja Kganyago: Governor of the South Africa Reserve Bank
Invited high-level speakers included senior representa- and the Deputy Minister of Finance, Honorable Sfiso Buthelezi

tives of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Italy, the

Deputy Minister of Finance of South Africa, Mr Sfiso Buthelezi, the Governor of Banca d’Italia, Mr Ignazio

Visco, the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Mr Lesetja Kganyago, the Director-General of As-

sociazione Banca Italiana, Mr Giovanni Sabatini, the Managing Director of the Banking Association of South

Africa, Mr Cassim Coovadia, the Chief Executive Officer of the Industrial Development Corporation of South

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