To promote a more conducive investor climate in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma will host a meeting with the CEOs of top companies for a World Economic Forum (WEF) review, in Cape Town, on February 9.

The President and CEOs met in Pretoria on January 15, ahead of the WEF yearly meeting in Davos, Switzerland, and again during the WEF meeting.

It was agreed that there would be a follow-up meeting in South Africa to reflect on the event and lessons learned for the South African economy amid the current negative economic climate and slow growth.

Government further wanted to inform business of the Department of Trade and Industry’s InvestSA one-stop-shop approach, designed to create an investor-friendly environment, while advancing the ease of doing business.