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Industrial Development Corporation

South African national development finance institution funding industrial growth across many sectors

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About Industrial Development Corporation

Industrial Development Corporation is a national development finance body for South Africa. It exists to support economic growth and the building of local industry. It has a presence across the country and describes about 85 years of history.

What Industrial Development Corporation does

  • Tailored funding products: finance shaped to the needs of businesses in the sectors it supports.
  • Crisis funding: schemes such as Covid-19 funding, the Unrest Business Recovery Fund and the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Special schemes: targeted funding opportunities, with an online application route.
  • Client support and advice: guidance for the businesses it funds.
  • Economic research: publishes economic overviews, sector trend reports and macroeconomic forecasts.
  • Social investment and bursaries: corporate social investment programmes and study bursaries.

Who it works with

Businesses across South Africa's industry sectors. It says it also works to create equal opportunities for women, youth and people with disabilities, including in rural areas.

Key facts

  • Based in: South Africa
  • History: About 85 years
  • Regional reach: Offices across the provinces

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

Categories & features

  • Business
  • Water
  • It
  • Industrial
  • Construction
  • Learning
  • Domestic
  • Adelaide
  • Partners
  • Corporation
  • Agritech

Rankings

As of 2026-10-13. Organic ranks only; sponsored placements are never ranks.

What the business tells TrustList

Founded
1941 (85 years) evidence sent

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