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INVEST DURBAN

www.invest.durban

FIRST STOP SHOP Coalition, and State-Owned Enterprises such as Dube
TradePort, the DBSA, IDC, Eskom, ACSA and others.
Invest Durban was recommended by the Durban City Categories
Council and organised private business as the “First
Stop Shop” to stimulate new investment in the Durban The thrust of Durban’s proposition to attract investors
metropolis. We act as a partnership between the Metro can be put into three broad categories:
City Council and the private business sector, offering 1. Premium Destination; a business and lifestyle
a free investor advisory service, plus key promotion, environment most conducive to profitable,
facilitation, and aftercare services between all sustainable, with ample land available
investment stakeholders. 2. Catalytic Projects, which have the potential to shift
the socio-economic landscape and trigger a series
Invest Durban delivers a world-class Metro based of investments across several sectors
investor support service, encompassing our four part 3. Priority Sectors, which receive the focus of
business mandate, namely investment promotion and planners in a variety of ways, including the
marketing; foreign investment identification, attraction creation of clusters and the development of value
and facilitation; FDI aftercare and expansion, plus chains to promote new ventures and investment
investment advocacy. opportunities.
Invest Durban works together with organisations such Catalytic Projects
as the Department of Trade & Industry including Invest Durban is working on a number of large-scale projects
SA, Trade and Investment KZN (TIKZN), the Durban that have the potential to make a regional impact. The
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the KZN Growth location of these projects is vital. They must either be on

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