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Representatives of the BRICS Business Council from different countries as well as the President of the BRICS Board of Directors, Dr. Iqbal Survé, were present at the event.
Representing the KwaZulu-Natal government was the Acting Prime Minister of the province and the MEC for Economic Development Sihle Zikalala as well as Deputy Mayor of Durban Fawzia Peer and the MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works.
MEC for Finance for Belinda Scott who was also at the event hosted representatives of the BRICS Business Council. She said that it's a g
Honor to welcome the BRICS Business Council and we welcome you to our province and our country. "
Scott added that the rally of BRICS is gaining momentum and gives us hope for more opportunities.
Dr. Iqbal Survé also took the stage to host the BRICS Business Council
The President stresses that 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela. He said: "We are following in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela and Inkosi Albert Luthuli.
People have not had access to the benefits of the global economy. We play the role of building bridges between these two things. "
Survé added:" Today, we are trying to change the trajectory of South Africa to Africa and we have
hopes that the new development bank will provide the support we need to grow our economy. "
Acting KZN and MEC Prime Minister for Economic Development Sihle Zikalala, representative of the KZN government, gave the keynote address.
Tonight, it's about reconnecting, exchanging notes and remembering the things we have in common, says Zikalala.
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