The Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Nomusa Dube-Ncube will welcome hundreds of international delegates attending the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF 2023) at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre.
The World Business Angels Investment Forum, an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) is a strategic global organisation whose mission is to ease access to finance for businesses from start up to scale up.
“Hosting this gathering of global leaders is a welcome boost for the Province, particularly because it aligns with our economic recovery and development strategy which puts supporting and financing innovation, start-ups and SMMEs at the centre.” said Premier Dube-Ncube
In 2021 KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, through the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, put forward a successful bid to host WBAF 2023.
“We cherish the opportunity to host this gathering that brings together entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers from different parts of the globe. We will certainly make meaningful connections and match-making for our local businesses” concluded the Premier
‘’As we rebuild our economy, we recognize the importance of entrepreneurship and international investment.
In particular, we welcome the fact that as an affiliate of G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), WBAF 2023 focuses on the digital and business transformation of small businesses.
There is also a special focus on the quality of local investors as part of efforts to increase financial inclusion in local economies in post-pandemic times’’.
Issued by the Provincial Government Communication
