https://www.polity.org.za
Deepening Democracy through Access to Information
Home / Statements RSS ← Back
Close

Email this article

separate emails by commas, maximum limit of 4 addresses

Sponsored by

Close

Embed Video

DTI: Statement by The Department of Trade and Industry, on the dti’s participation at FACIM strengthens economic ties between SA and Mozambique (01/09/2014)

DTI: Statement by The Department of Trade and Industry, on the dti’s participation at FACIM strengthens economic ties between SA and Mozambique (01/09/2014)
Photo by Bloomberg

1st September 2014

SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE

Font size: -+

/ MEDIA STATEMENT / The content on this page is not written by Polity.org.za, but is supplied by third parties. This content does not constitute news reporting by Polity.org.za.

The Director for Export Promotion at the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), Dr Julius Nyalunga believes this year’s participation at the 50th Feira International de Maputo (FACIM) Fair has strengthened ties between South Africa and Mozambique in terms of future business partnerships.  

Dr Nyalunga was speaking at the conclusion of FACIM in Maputo, Mozambique, yesterday, where the dti had taken twenty-eight companies to showcase South African-made products and services.

“Our aim for showcasing at FACIM was to confirm that the sectors we had identified were the ideal sectors and to determine that the companies we had taken on board were the ideal companies. One other most important thing is that we have taken an approach whereby we would also want to see that the companies that we bring along are companies that can be able to sustain the volumes of opportunities that exist in this market. Based upon the reception that our companies had received during the fair I can confirm that we have achieved both,” said Nyalunga
He further added that South Africa was recognised as the only African country to have participated in the development and sustainability of FACIM as a trade show out of three countries in the world during the course of the fair.

“The culture of doing business in Mozambique is very different to that of South Africa and it is of the outmost importance that local businesspeople ensure that they engage our economic office based in Mozambique as a first port of call when venturing into the country. They are the people vested with all the knowledge they would require to engage successfully in the Mozambican economy,” he said.

Dr Nyalunga added that the dti officials had interviews with several companies that participated during the course of FACIM and can confirm success in terms of leads acquired that would still need to be pursued further beyond the trade fair.

“We have managed to resuscitate and strengthen ties between ourselves and the Mozambicans in terms for future business using FACIM as a platform in increasing trade and investment between Mozambique and South Africa. We go home with an award and we go home with business leads and we go home with a confirmation that we will still participate in FACIM in future,” said Nyalunga.

Mr Matome Kgowedi, Economic Counsellor for the dti in Mozambique said: “Our competitors are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that they fully utilise opportunities presented by FACIM as the only biggest international multi-sectoral trade show to showcase their capabilities in providing goods and services.”

“It is our responsibility to ensure that we aggressively compete with these in order to ensure that we establish a footprint in the country,” he said.

Issued by: The Department of Trade and Industry

Advertisement

 

To watch Creamer Media's latest video reports, click here
 
Advertisement

EMAIL THIS ARTICLE      SAVE THIS ARTICLE

To subscribe email subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za or click here
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Comment Guidelines

 

About

Polity.org.za is a product of Creamer Media.
www.creamermedia.co.za

Other Creamer Media Products include:
Engineering News
Mining Weekly
Research Channel Africa

Read more

Subscriptions

We offer a variety of subscriptions to our Magazine, Website, PDF Reports and our photo library.

Subscriptions are available via the Creamer Media Store.

View store

Advertise

Advertising on Polity.org.za is an effective way to build and consolidate a company's profile among clients and prospective clients. Email advertising@creamermedia.co.za

View options
Free daily email newsletter Register Now