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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appointed member of South Africa’s presidential economic council (photos)

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appointed member of South Africa

Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed
as a member South Africa’s presidential economic advisory council.

The council which is chaired by Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African
president, has other members in the council.  As part of
their functions, members of the council are expected to “ensure greater
coherence and consistency in the implementation of economic policy and
ensure that government and society in general is better equipped to
respond to changing economic circumstances”.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala appointed member of South Africa

Okonjo-Iweala shared photos from the meeting on Twitter, captioned it

“With President Ramaphosa, members of cabinet, and members of the
Presidential Economic Advisory Council in Pretoria discussing sources of
growth for the South African economy and win-win economic interactions
with the continent.”

The council held its second meeting on Friday in Tshwane.

South Africa’s economy is currently in a recession; its second in two years.

Okonjo-Iweala had served two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria
(2003-2006, 2011-2015) under the leadership of President Olusegun
Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan respectively.

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