July 24, 2017

SADC Finance Sub-Committee meeting held in Gaborone, Botswana

The Finance Sub-Committee of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held its meeting in Gaborone, Botswana from 19 to 21 July 2017. The Finance Sub-Committee is a technical advisory committee that meets to clear documents for the Finance Committee for approval by the Council of Ministers.

The meeting was attended by six out of seven members of the Finance Sub-Committee, namely Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and was chaired by Democratic Republic of Congo.

The meeting received and reviewed the Secretariat’s 2016/17 Annual Performance Report and Expenditures; the 2017/18 Adjustment Budget; and Progress on Implementation of the on-going Reforms at the Secretariat, among others.

The meeting made recommendations to be considered by the Finance Committee and subsequent submission for approval by Council in August 2017.