South Africa offers investment opportunities to Asia Pacific investors

SINGAPORE
– Media
OutReach – 15 June 2021 – The Johannesburg Stock
Exchange (JSE) and joint sponsors, Citi and Absa Bank are collaborating to host
the annual SA Tomorrow Investor conference, which aims to showcase the
country’s array of investment opportunities to investors in the Asia Pacific
region, mainly from Hong Kong and Singapore.

“Asia is one of the few regions expected to grow this year,
with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasting growth of 7.6% in the
broader Asia Pacific region, with China alone expected to grow 8.4%. Our deep
and liquid capital markets offer attractive opportunities for Asian investors
looking to diversify offshore and gain exposure to Africa’s future growth,” said JSE CEO Leila
Fourie.

Prospects abound in other
sectors such as financial services, technology, renewable energy and transport.

The conference will be held
virtually from 17 to 18 June 2021. It will bring together institutional
investors, CEOs of large listed companies, bankers, investment advisors, policy
makers and financial markets regulators to deliberate on ways to unlock new and
existing investment opportunities. The South African delegation will include the
President of South Africa, his excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa, Finance
Minister Tito Mboweni, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago and Public Enterprises
Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Investors from the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates will also
participate in the conference.

“With the global disruption to markets caused by COVID-19, investment
will be vital to accelerate South Africa’s economic recovery. South Africa’s
economic potential and investment opportunities are huge, and our partnership
will help ensure that international investors and South African businesses are
able to capitalise on trade and investment opportunities, now and in the
future. I expect the conference will demonstrate what has been achieved, and
establish a platform for what can be done, working in collaboration in the
future,” says Citi Country Officer, Peter Taylor.

“We are very excited at the opportunity to be involved with this
conference that demonstrates to international investors, that South Africa is
open for business. As a leading Pan African financial services institution, we
always seek to be involved with platforms that seek to build on the great
investment opportunities across our continent, that drive economic growth and
jobs,” said Absa CIB CEO, Charles Russon.

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