Portia, Zuma discuss reform of lending agencies

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says she has been speaking to her South African counterpart about the reform of international lending institutions and their relationship with highly-indebted countries.

South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma was on the island yesterday for a state visit as part of Jamaica’s independence celebrations.

Mrs. Simpson Miller says they discussed a number of issues including how countries like Jamaica are dealt with by international lending partners.

Meanwhile, President Zuma says a number of other draft agreements and memoranda of understanding are being negotiated in the areas of sports, defence and security, public works, education and social development.

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