Ipeleng Mkhari on key outcomes from the Women’s Business Alliance conference

CNBC Africa caught up with Ipeleng Mkhari, Global Secretariat, BRICS Women’s Business Alliance to gather her thoughts on their latest summit as well as hear more on their strategies to increase trade amongst the BRICS countries for women owned businesses.

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:18:35 GMT

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The BRICS Women’s Business Alliance focuses on providing women access to information, finance, technology, and markets across sectors, with a particular emphasis on trade and investment.
Leading up to the summit, the Alliance engaged in a gender dividend debate, resulting in a declaration outlining key objectives and signed partnerships and MOUs with countries like Russia, China, and India.
The expansion of the BRICS Council was seen as a positive move, stimulating economic activities and creating more opportunities for trade alliances among member countries. The Alliance is focusing on enhancing trade relationships with countries like China and India, aiming for billions in investments and creating thousands of jobs.

The BRICS Women’s Business Alliance recently held their summit in South Africa, focusing on trade and investment, as well as capacity building. In a conversation with Ipeleng Mkhari, Global Secretariat of the Alliance, she highlighted the key objectives and outcomes of the summit. The Alliance, established in 2020, aims to provide women with access to information, finance, technology, and markets across various sectors. Over the past three years, they have set up the alliance in South Africa and focused on improving trade and investment commitments among BRICS countries. Leading up to the summit, the Alliance engaged in a gender dividend debate which resulted in a declaration outlining key objectives. During the summit, they signed partnerships and MOUs with entities from Russia, China, and India, focusing on energy, infrastructure, and capacity development. The expansion of the BRICS Council was seen as a positive move, providing more opportunities for trade alliances and economic activities among member countries. The Alliance is now focused on enhancing trade relationships with countries like China and India, conducting trade missions and aiming for investments worth billions and thousands of jobs. Overall, the Alliance is committed to advancing women in business and fostering trade growth among BRICS countries.