The name Mint Directors Conference (MDC) represents both the peak body of government mints worldwide, and its international conference, which is held every second year in a different location around the world, with MDC member mints taking turns to host it. This year it is the turn of the South African Mint, which will be hosting the 31st conference in Cape Town from 26-29 April.
Message from the chairmann
Dr Manfred Matzinger-Leopold
Chairman Mint Directors Conference – Technical Committee
Why Shall any MDC Member Join The Mint Directors Conference – Technical Committee (MDC-TC)?
Ross MacDiarmid – Secretary-General, Mint Directors Conference
As we stand at the brink of a new decade, it is timely that the MDC will kick off an important discussion on a threshold issue in the early months of 2020. That is, what is the future of the global Mint Industry and what should we be doing now to prepare for it?
Ross MacDiarmid – Secretary-General, Mint Directors Conference
The UK ‘Access to Cash’ review found that around 17% of the UK population, over 8 million adults, would struggle to cope in a cashless society, and stated that, “Cash can no longer just be seen as a commercial issue—it is a matter for public policy”.
The year 2019 marks an important anniversary in South Africa’s recent history. Twenty-five years ago, in April 1994, the country held its first democratic elections, a significant step towards the formation of a new country and the adoption of the constitution.
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