Conference and Meeting Venues: There are many conference venues throughout the city and environs and many hotels offer these facilities to the Cape Town business traveller. The Cape Town International Convention Centre CTICC is the flagship of convention centres. It is conveniently linked to the luxurious Westin Grand hotel.
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Some Facts and Trends
Top Western Cape export products in order - are: fruit, wine beer & spirits, fish, iron & steel, machinery, textiles, jewelery, clothing, plastics, leather & skins.Major foreign investments in order: Textiles, Automotive components, Health tourism, Agricultural engineering, Steel manufacturing, Commercial property development.
Top economic sectors for small businesses in Cape Town are: Finance, Wholesale and Retail, Manufacturing.
Foreign capital of R1.1 billion was invested in the development of the Cape Town CBD in 2002
Useful contacts for the Cape Town business traveller
Wesgro is the official Trade and Investment Promotion Agency for the Western Cape. It acts as a point of contact for local and foreign entities in trade and import/export business transactions, and works closely with local government.
Tel. +2721 487.8600 Fax +2721 487.8700 Wesgro
Cape Chamber of Commerce Over 4500 members in South Africa. The centre for commerce, trade and business information, contacts and enquiries in the Western Cape. A leading tourism and convention destination.
Tel. +2721 402.4300 Fax +2721 402.4302 Cape Chamber of Commerce
City of Cape Town Cape Town's local council website. Provides economic development information and statistics. City of Cape Town
References:
City of Cape Town
Cape Town Tourism
kapstadt.net
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