{"id":229491,"date":"2022-06-22T15:06:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/vaccine-inequality-holds-back-economic-recovery\/"},"modified":"2022-06-22T15:06:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:06:27","slug":"vaccine-inequality-holds-back-economic-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/vaccine-inequality-holds-back-economic-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccine inequality holds back economic recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on BRICS to support the drive of the African Union to ensure that vaccines destined for African countries are procured from African manufacturers.<\/p>\n

The President was delivering a pre-recorded message at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum on Wednesday ahead of the virtual 14th BRICS Leaders\u2019 Summit on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n

Though the global economic recovery is underway, President Ramaphosa highlighted that the situation remains fragile and the recovery itself is uneven.<\/p>\n

He said that developing economies continue to face challenges of poverty and inequality, which the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated.<\/p>\n

\u201cLack of access to lifesaving vaccines and treatments is still holding back the recovery of millions across the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot have a swift and inclusive global economic recovery unless the issue of vaccine inequality is urgently addressed,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

President Ramaphosa said that the forum is taking place at a difficult time.<\/p>\n

As BRICS nations, he said, they have to do all within their means to mitigate the impact of poverty, food and energy insecurity on the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to advance sustainable and inclusive development that safeguards us against future shocks. At the Moscow Summit in 2020, we adopted the revised Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership. Last year, we adopted its Implementation Plan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Through this strategy, the President said that they want to expand market access for goods, products and services across the bloc.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to promote mutual trade and investment, implement structural reforms and other measures to improve the business environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn particular, we want to enhance trade and investment cooperation that supports value-addition among the BRICS countries,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

The President told the Business Forum that South Africa has recently implemented far-reaching structural reforms in areas such as energy, telecommunications, transportation, water and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Despite the pandemic, he said that trade and investment cooperation within the BRICS has been steadily improving.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis needs to be deepened even further if we are to withstand vulnerabilities in regional and global supply chains. We therefore endorse the BRICS Initiative on Enhancing Cooperation on Supply Chains,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He emphasised that this initiative affirms that openness, efficiency, stability, transparency, reliability and resilience of national, regional and global supply chains are necessary preconditions for international trade and investment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to strengthening dialogue, exchange and cooperation in areas such as industrial development, investment, trade in services, and micro, small and medium enterprises development. We recognise the dynamism of the digital economy as an enabler of the global economic recovery,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

Overcoming the digital divide between countries<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Ramaphosa called for an urgent need to overcome the digital divides that exist within and between countries.<\/p>\n

He said that BRICS countries will continue their constructive engagement with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to foster inclusivity, industrialisation and development.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the contribution of the BRICS Women Business Alliance in promoting women’s financial inclusion and the participation of women and women-owned and women led businesses in the mainstream economies of BRICS countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must oppose attempts to shape global economic policies through unilateral sanctions and other coercive measures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the same time, President Ramaphosa emphasised the need to preserve the pre-eminent role of the WTO in setting global trade rules and governance, in supporting inclusive development and in promoting the rights and interests of its members.<\/p>\n

The President further wished the BRICS Business Forum well in the critical task of expanding and diversifying trade and investments between its countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur task is to forge new pathways for cooperation that bring higher levels of development for our respective peoples. We extend our appreciation to the BRICS Business Council for its ongoing work of deepening collaboration among the BRICS business communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

President Ramaphosa added that this year\u2019s BRICS Business Forum is an opportunity to move beyond solidarity to real action.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs BRICS leaders and as the BRICS business community, let us deepen our collaboration and partnership in pursuit of global development that benefits all and that leaves no-one behind,\u201d he said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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