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So far, the IDC and the NEF have collectively approved funding to over 120 businesses, with officials working around the clock to fast-track the processing of applications to help businesses rebuild and sustain jobs. <\/P><P><\/P><P>Minister Patel will host the briefing alongside the IDC and the NEF, as well as some of the businesses that have received funding support. <\/P><P><\/P><P>Source: Government of South Africa<\/P><P><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the media are invited to a media briefing with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Ebrahim Patel. the DTIC and its Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the National Empower&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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