ROUND TABLE ON INVESTMENT AND TRADE IN SOUTH AFRICA
ROUND TABLE ON INVESTMENT AND TRADE IN SOUTH AFRICA
WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2019
09:00 – 11:00 hrs
Club de Banqueros – CDMX
MESA REDONDA SOBRE INVERSIONES Y COMERCIO EN SUDÁFRICA
MIÉRCOLES 13 DE FEBRERO DE 2019
09:00 – 11:00 hrs – Club de Banqueros – Ciudad de México.
Good news story is foreign direct investment – Republic of South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said during his State of the Nation Address on Thursday 7 February 2019 that the first three quarters of 2018 have had an inflow of R70 billion (5.08 billion USD) of foreign direct investment.
This was in stark contrast to the R17 billion (1.3 billion USD) (the president said was collected in 2017. The president also said that the concentration of wealth in South Africa was set up too.
The inaugural South Africa Investment Conference last year was a success and would take place again in 2019. He said the conference spurred on the drive to collect R1.2 trillion in investment over five years.
He also said that to ensure South Africa remained attractive for investment, a team has been established to ensure policy, legal, regulatory and administration was improved so as not to frustrate investors. The team comprises members from the Presidency, Invest SA, National Treasury and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and will report back to Cabinet monthly.
South Africa is currently ranked 82 of 190 countries in the World Bank’s yearly Doing Business Report. His aim, he said, was to be in the top 50 global performers in the next three years.
The Public-Private Growth Initiative Go to site was expected to grow 19 sectors of the economy over the next five years. The industries include mining, renewables, manufacturing and agriculture. The initiative was set up by concerned businesspeople in the private sector.
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⇒ SOUTH AFRICA: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, ACCELERATING GROWTH
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⇒THE CASE FOR INVESTING IN SOUTH AFRICA
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Accelerating Growth by Building Partnerships:
- Why invest in South Africa
- South Africa at a Glance
- Economic Overview
- Policy Framework
- Enabling Environment
- Opportunities for investors
Overview: Sectorial Investment Opportunities
6.1 Agricultural and Agro Processing
6.2 Mining and Minerals Beneficiation
6.3 Manufacturing
6.4 Services
6.5 Infrastructure
- Concluding Remarks
⇒ Doing Business in South Africa
– Starting a Business and Business Registration
Registration• Business Bank Account
• Tax Basics
• Labour Policies
• Visa and Immigration
Go to Site⇒ Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa – State of the Nation Address 2019:
Go to Site⇒ President Cyril Ramaphosa assures investors South Africa is creating a good environment for investment:
Go to Site⇒Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa – opening of the Presidential Jobs Summit, Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg:
Go to Site⇒ OPENING Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg:
Go to Site⇒ Closing Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg:
Go to Site⇒ TOP 40 INVESTMENT PROJECTS
The following document contains a list of projects of the Republic of South Africa for which the country is seeking investment. This Investment Project Book has been developed in line with the Investment drive into South Africa that the President of the Republic, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, launched in February 2018.
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