Gauteng Business 2017-18 edition
Gauteng Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly successful annual journal, that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province. Special features for 2017/18 include a focus on major new developments in the region’s metros, complemented by detailed overviews of the main economic sectors in South Africa’s most important provincial economy.
Gauteng Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly successful annual journal, that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province. Special features for 2017/18 include a focus on major new developments in the region’s metros, complemented by detailed overviews of the main economic sectors in South Africa’s most important provincial economy.
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A REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF<br />
GAUTENG<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong>’s metros are driving growth and investment.<br />
By John Young<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> province covers just 1.4% of South Africa’s land mass but it produces about a<br />
third of South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP), and a remarkable 10% of that of<br />
the African continent. Whereas mining used to account for <strong>Gauteng</strong>’s dominance of the<br />
regional economy, the province is now a leader in a wide range of other sectors: finance,<br />
manufacturing, commerce, IT and media among them.
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