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<p>Staying with attracting investments in your city for critical for growth, Durban seems to be making greater strides in this regard. Head of Invest Durban, Russel Curtis told CNBC Africa&#8217;s Kopano Gumbi about their multi-billion rand investments.</p>


Unlocking investment opportunities in Durban

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<p>The city of eThekwini has partnered up with the National Treasury and the World Bank in a bid to be more competitive and attractive to investors. CNBC Africa spoke to George Bennet, World Bank Group Consultant for more on the progress.</p>


SME, investor partnerships key to growth of Durban- World Bank

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<p>eThekwini Municipality has partnered up with National Treasury and the World Bank to find ways of attracting investors to the city of Durban.</p>


eThekwini Municipality, World Bank partner to bring investment to Durban

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<p>CNBC Africa attended the Invest Durban Launch and spoke to Moses Tembe, Co-chair of the KZN Growth Coalition about the City of Durban&#8217;s competitiveness when compared to its global counterparts.</p>


Durban seeks to remain a competitive investment destination

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<p>The eThekwini municipality recently launched Invest Durban. CNBC Africa  caught up with Aviv Maharaj, Head of Policy for Strategy and Innovation at the City of Durban, to find out what makes Durban standout from its peers as an investment destination? </p>


Ajiv Maharaj on what makes Durban attractive to investors

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<p>CNBC Africa spoke to the Honorary Consulate of Finland, Jouni Dahllund at the launch of the Invest Durban initiative about the need to attract foreign direct investments to South Africa.</p>


Why Finland is keen on investing in SA

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<p>eThekwini has under-performed in terms of foreign direct investments and in a bid to address these challenges, it has launched the Invest Durban initiative.</p>


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