The Eastern Cape has embarked on a drive to position itself as a preferred investment destination in Africa.
The province will host the Eastern Cape Export Symposium and Exhibition this week at the East London ICC.
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Eastern Cape positioning itself as preferred investment destination in Africa
The province seeks to accelerate its exports as it aims to grow the economy, as it hosts a symposium in East London for trade emissaries from a number of African countries and also the European Union.
Increasing trade with other African countries is high on the agenda as Intra-African trade constitutes only 16% of total trade in Africa.
Employment
Head of Trade Investment and Innovation at the Eastern Cape Development Corporation, Phakamisa George says this is a huge untapped market.
“With increased trade and export, it increases bigger capacity and with increased capacity – increases the number of people that need to be employed. This has a multiplier effect. but it starts from the demand and the demand comes from export traders, bigger production needs. more manpower so that’s where employment gets created,” says George.
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Three objectives
On its website, the symposium seeks to be in-person to connect role-players through an exhibition, two-day conference, workshops, match-making and networking opportunity to achieve three overarching objectives.
It outlines the objectives as Promoting exports and supply networks, Promoting export-readiness and Synergising resources and focus on a wide range of export-related role-players that optimises export efficiency and economic growth.
The conference will be live streamed throughout South Africa, and beyond, and all activities will be hosted in-person.
Its goal is to familiarise the Eastern Cape and its existing and current trading partners with the changes in global developments.
It also aims to go a step further by offering relevant information, contact details and resources needed to practically materialise opportunities.
Eastern Cape Development Corporation hosts Financing Symposium
The Eastern Cape Province attracted a total of US$6.19 billion in FDI’s from the World and created approximately 11 596 job opportunities between January 2012 and August 2022. During this period under review, a total of 56 FDI’s projects landed in the province. pic.twitter.com/BsMYTXfQA3
— Eastern Cape Development Corporation (@ecdc_developec) September 14, 2022
