Opinion | SA’s industrial base: Rebuilt through tech & finance
The development funding institution with a direct mandate to finance industrialisation (The Industrial Development Corporation: IDC) has attempted to address this market failure over the years through its varied business finance support models and provision of patient capital to entrepreneurs in sectors that are critical for industrial development, which have often been underserved by conventional finance.
Reversing this trend requires more than renewed policy intent; it calls for coordinated action across government, development finance institutions, private capital and industries to expand access to patient finance, support smaller enterprises, deepen transformation and strengthen competitiveness in emerging sectors.
As South Africa charts its next phase of economic growth, rebuilding industrial capability must remain a shared national priority.
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