BRICS and Local Currency Payment Systems
Warm greetings! The IPATC Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation in collaboration with the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) kindly invite you to a webinar titled: “BRICS and Local Currency Payment Systems.”
Since the BRICS called for a more diverse international financial system and for emerging and developing countries to play a greater role in international finance, this will serve as an opportunity for discourse.
See more information on how to participate below. Hope to meet you there. #brics #currency #foreignexchange #financialsystems
Date: Friday, 19 May 2023
Time: 15:00 SAST (Please refer to the invitation to get the event time in your country timezone)
Venue: Online via Zoom meetings
Kindly click on the link below to watch the webinar on our YouTube channel. Do not hesitate to leave a comment and subscribe.
Ms Zoliswa Ntsoko (South Africa) is the Institute’s Administrative Assistant who assists with general administration and research. She is a seasoned professional with a background in Disaster Management. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Management from Milpark Business School, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Management from Regenesys Business School. She also holds certificates in Project Management, and in Disaster Management. Previously, she has worked as a Disaster Management Specialist at the City of Johannesburg – Disaster Management Centre.
Ms Cecilia Lwiindi Nedziwe-Moyo is the Research Coordinator at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation. She previously served as a Regional Coordinator at the Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa (CPIA) in Zimbabwe between 2007 and 2013. She completed her master’s degree in International Studies, Peace, and Conflict Resolution at the University of Queensland in Australia as a Rotary Peace Scholar. She has just completed her doctoral studies at Rhodes University. Her areas of interest include: gender, foreign policy, regional organisations and conflict resolution.
Ms Thembeka Somtseu is a seasoned professional with a background in the textile and construction sectors. She holds a National Diploma in Business Administration from the Durban University of Technology, and studied Development Communication and Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. She worked as a corporate communications specialist for more than ten years, serving in both local and multinational companies.