Established in 2021 with the support of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal Council’s Economic Development, Tourism, and Agriculture Standing Committee, the Nelson Mandela Bay Trade and Investment Forum (NMBTIF) serves as a strategic platform for collaboration. It brings together key economic stakeholders to develop, evaluate, and promote initiatives that strengthen the metro’s trade and investment outlook. In addition to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, the NMBTIF includes representatives from several leading stakeholder institutions, including:
•Cacadu
Development Agency
•Coega
Development Corporation (CDC)
•Eastern
Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism
(DEDEAT)
•Eastern
Cape Development Corporation (ECDC)
•Eastern
Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council (ECSECC)
•Exporters
Eastern Cape
•iBhayiSmall Business Chamber
•Industrial
Development Corporation (IDC)
•National
Department of Trade, Industry and Competition ('the dtic')
•Nelson
Mandela Bay Business Chamber
•Nelson
Mandela University
•SarahBaartmanDistrict Municipality
•Small
Enterprise Development Agency
•Transnet
National Ports Authority (TNPA).