Karen Bosman is Strategic Advisor: Office of the CEO at Wesgro. In episode 1 of the 10 episode Wesgro Series on Future Cities Africa we discuss: Harnessing the benefits of foreign direct investment (FDI), exports and tourism.
This episode is brought to you in partnership with Wesgro
Listen or watch to understand:
- The context of what Wesgro does and why it is important.
- Wesgro's different functions.
- The role that Wesgro plays to achieve these functions.
- The bigger context and how an agency like Wesgro supports economic growth.
- The benefits of attracting foreign direct investment and how those benefits are maximised for a local economy.
- Challenges that need to be overcome to succeed with the work they do and for businesses to succeed.
- Why it is good to have a subnational agency rather than just a national agency.
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