July 2015 Garreth Bloor, Mayoral Councillor

2 "During the many years of incarceration on Robben Island, we often looked across Table Bay at the magnificent silhouette of Table Mountain. To us… Table Mountain was a beacon of hope. It represented the mainland to which we knew we would one day return” – Nelson Mandela, 1998 Honouring President Nelson Mandela

Cape Town, Western Cape Province 3 Cape Town

Cape Town: Economic Snapshot Cape Town GDP: RMB 212 bn Hangzhou GDP RMB 835 bn Chinese FDI: $881 USA: $16,64 UK:$12,2 Source: Wesgro (2013) 4

Safe and Clean for Business 71% of businesses rated safety & security as “good to excellent” in % of businesses “recognized and appreciated” the cleanliness of the CBD (a rise of 4% from 2012) Crime in the central city has been reduced by 90% since the Central City Improvement District was established in 2000 Source: CCID (2013)/Cape Town Partnership

48% Growth in the Value of Building Plans Passed

Infrastructure Investment Building the biggest open access fibre optic network in Africa: Municipally-owned infrastructure which is scalable to match current and future needs of the city The City of Cape Town has constructed 310km of core cable routes since 2010 Plan to connect to West African Cable System 7 Source: CoCT IS&T Directorate (2013)

Best Airport and Local Transport Network

Ports of Cape Town & Saldanah Bay Cape Town Container Terminal named one of the world’s top 120 container ports by the 2013 Container Management Report Port of Cape Town is a key destination for cruise ships, particularly those engaged in round the world cruising, bringing an estimated 28,000 visitors to the city via the harbour. New cruiseliner terminal Source: Argus (2013); Photo: Dook Photography 9

Source: City of Cape Town (2015 )

City-led incentive scheme Currently under review but will be based on previous scheme which included: o Electricity tariff reduction o Development charge waivers o Exemption from building plan, land use application fees o Administrative fast-tracking of development applications o Special Economic Zone (national) Source: City of Cape Town Investment Promotion (2014)

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A booming film and media industry Local film industry has created more than 35,000 jobs and contributed R5 billion to the economy in the last three years More than location sites booked and filming permits issued in the last year Diverse locations, technical film capacity and specialised talent City’s competitive tariffs and user charges for filming make Cape Town an attractive international location for low production costs Source: CoCT Tourism, Events and Marketing Directorate (2014) 15

Abundance of Skilled Graduates Four universities (top two in Africa) with strengths in business, law, IT, engineering, medical sciences and technology: Globally recognized business schools (Top 100) Source: Financial Times (2013); QS World University Rankings (2013) 16

City of Cape Town: Dedicated to creating an enabling environment for business Results from Customer Satisfaction Survey 2012/13: 87% of businesses said overall performance was "good, very good or excellent 89% of businesses said City service provision was good, very good or excellent 87% of businesses said their trust in the City was fairly strong, very strong or extremely strong Source: TNS Surveys, CoCT (2013) 17

Industry Advantages AGOA Free Trade: Full access to US market Free trade zone in Africa

World-class Venues for Business and Pleasure Cape Town International Convention Centre 20

World-class Venues for Business and Pleasure Cape Town Stadium 21

Best Destination in the World - New York Times 221km 2 (85m 2 ) Table Mountain National Park within and surrounding the city 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Cape Floral Kingdom and Robben Island) 8 Blue Flag Beaches One of National Geographic’s “World’s Best Surf Towns” CNN’s Top Summer Food Destinations 2013 Top 10 Wine Destination on Flipkey.com Travel Source: Various (2013) 22

Investment Platform Objectives RMB 1billion Two way trade and investment CSI & Skills transfer Exchanges and two-way employment

Sectors Manufacturing Renewables Agro-business Tourism TMT

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