Today, I had the honor and the pleasure to make the concluding remarks in the bilateral meeting between Italy and South Africa on “Financial and Economic Matters”, with high-profile speakers, like Mr Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy, Mr Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Mr Giovanni Sabatini, Director-General of the Italian Banking Association, Mr Vieri Ceriani, Counsellor for Fiscal Policy for the Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr Sfiso Buthelezi, Deputy Minister of Finance of South Africa, and many others. The two countries share significant cooperation on trade and financial services, the same challenges on growth , innovation and education .