The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
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CONTENTS CONTENTS GautengBusiness2016 Edition Introduction Foreword 2 Welcome to Gauteng – home for smart opportunity development. Features Gauteng Growth and Development Agency 10 A profile of the GGDA. Regional overview of Gauteng 14 Gauteng, the economic powerhouse of South Africa. Metros and Districts 22 An overview of the City of Gold’s municipalities. Corridor talk 26 The Gauteng Provincial Government has committed itself to building a new Gauteng with a radically transformed economy. Transformation, Modernisation and Reindustrialisation 32 Ambitious plans are afoot for Gauteng. Township Economic Revitalisation 36 Massive investment in the township economy. The cost of doing business in Gauteng 40 It’s cheaper to do business in Gauteng than in many of the province’s overseas competitor companies. GAUTENG BUSINESS 2016 4
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