Gauteng Business 2016 edition
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.
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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INTERVIEW<br />
Standard Bank Group,<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> Province<br />
We speak to Josh Zwane, Executive Provincial Head,<br />
of the Standard Bank Group for the <strong>Gauteng</strong> Province,<br />
about how the banking group is playing a role in the<br />
province’s development.<br />
Josh Zwane<br />
What is Standard Bank’s purpose in South Africa?<br />
As a personal and business bank in South Africa, our purpose is to improve<br />
lives and fulfil aspirations across the African continent. We believe<br />
that we can achieve this through our vision, which is to radically redefine<br />
client experience by understanding and delivering what matters to<br />
our customers. Broadly, it’s about making sure that we contribute to<br />
the growth of South Africa Inc. and making sure that we partner with<br />
all the necessary stakeholders to achieve our shared goal which is the<br />
growth of our country.<br />
What are your strategies to maximise on economic<br />
opportunities and the infrastructure development in<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong>?<br />
As we partner with all the stakeholders necessary to contribute to the<br />
growth of <strong>Gauteng</strong> Province, we continue to grow our branch footprint,<br />
as well as our business banking and private banking infrastructure.<br />
There has been significant growth in our representation and footprint<br />
in the past few years. For example, we’ve established a fully-fledged<br />
branch in the Mall of the South, as well as our investment in the Mall<br />
of Africa which includes a new private banking suite in Waterfall City<br />
area (construction is due to be completed in <strong>2016</strong>). In addition, we’ve<br />
invested in a new region and private banking suite in the Fourways area.<br />
BIOGRAPHY<br />
Josh Zwane is Executive Provincial<br />
Head, of the Standard<br />
Bank Group for the <strong>Gauteng</strong><br />
Province.<br />
In what way is Standard Bank getting involved in all the<br />
major infrastructure development that is changing the<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> landscape?<br />
We intend to form strong ongoing partnerships with provincial government<br />
in its quest to improve the provincial infrastructure. There<br />
are a few points to be made; the first is that <strong>Gauteng</strong> is the number<br />
one economic hub of the country. The second is that <strong>Gauteng</strong> is<br />
the gateway for investment, including foreign direct investment and<br />
general investment into South Africa. The third is that, country’s capital<br />
being located within the Province provides further opportunity for us<br />
to interact more frequently with stakeholders, clients, and representatives<br />
of Embassies and other foreign government entities not based in<br />
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