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Brics bank VP: Zuma’s emphasis on NDP the highlight of Sona speech

Brics bank VP: Zuma’s emphasis on NDP the highlight of Sona speech
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12th February 2016

By: African News Agency

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South Africa’s representative at the Brics New Development Bank, Vice President Leslie Maasdorp, said emphasis on the National Development Plan was the highlight of the State of the Nation Address on Thursday.

“What the president did tonight – despite the disruptions – was to emphasise the National Development Plan,” said Maasdorp.

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Maasdorp said that this was significant in that the NDP dealt with the structural nature of the economic crisis the country currently faced.

“NDP is South Africa’s endeavour to ensure that we address the deep structural problems,” said Maasdorp.

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“You can’t turn the economy around in one or two years.”

Maasdorp said that the country, along with its fellow Brics members – Brazil, Russia, India and China – were all experiencing “external variables”.

These variables included a slowdown in growth globally and in China’s performance, the principal driver of growth.

Thus, a slowdown in economic performance could be expected.

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