Quentin Webb

The importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) will come under the spotlight in a presentation by Reg Rumney (<i>Foreign Direct Investment: Why it Matters</i>), executive director of The BusinessMap Foundation, on Thursday May 29.

The SMME Expo, running in tandem with the two-day trade and investment summit, will focus on small, medium and micro- businesses, and the important contribution they make to the local economy.

Ambassadors, trade commissioners and key business leaders from 21 countries are all wending their way to Kyalami for the Metropolitan – South Africa for the Global Advantage trade summit and SMME Expo.