EASTERN CAPE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Investment Company in Butterworth

ECDC works with provincial and national ministries, municipalities, chambers, private business, communities and other development agencies to implement the economic development policies of the Eastern Cape provincial government. ECDC reports to an independent Board of Directors representing all stakeholders in the Eastern Cape. ECDC was formed in 1996 by an Act of the Eastern Cape Legislature to plan, finance, co-ordinate, market, promote and implement the development of the Eastern Cape Province and all its people in the fields of industry, commerce, agriculture, transport and finance. ECDC is the official economic development and investment agency for the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Attract new investors and position the Eastern Cape as the investment target of choice. Derive value from our assets, including our large property portfolio. Our work is closely aligned with the strategic intent of the Provincial Growth and Development Plan (PGDP), the Eastern Cape’s official roadmap to a prosperous future for all its people, as well as broader national and local policy interventions designed to deliver growth, employment and reduce the levels of poverty in the country. The Eastern Cape, a province of vast potential and world-class industrial sectors, is working steadily to overcome the severe underdevelopment it inherited from apartheid, particularly in its large rural areas. Growing and sustaining existing markets and developing new markets. Ensuring that skills, infrastructure and policies support business development. To be an innovative leader in promoting sustainable economic growth and development of the Eastern Cape. Leveraging of resources, strategic alliances, investment and partnerships. We strive towards building an enduring and beneficial client working relationships, thereby creating a positive customer experience. the provincial budget speech of the member of the executive council (MEC) for Finance and Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism. stimulate economic activity through focused investment in vital sectors of the Eastern Cape economy. The AIDC is an implementing agency of national and provincial government that provides subsidised technical and manufacturing related services and programmes to South African companies. Its team of qualified engineers does this with the primary aim of reinforcing government’s focus on creating jobs and growing the economy thereby making South African manufacturers globally more competitive.