Zimbabwe: Zimtrade to Hold Solo Exhibition in Malawi

Posted to the web 10 October 2008 Harare Zimtrade, the country's trade promotion body, is set to hold a solo exhibition in Malawi at the end of this month in an effort to assist local companies to expand their external markets. The move is also anticipated to put the country back on the trading map by increasing exports and generating foreign receipts for the country. ZimTrade's market advisor, Mrs Vuyiswa Mafu, in an interview said preparations were at an advanced stage for the Malawi exhibition. "We are having a stakeholders' meeting today (Thursday) to clarify and smoothen out a few issues, but we are ready and everything is working out well according to our schedule," she said. ZimTrade facilitates and sponsors companies in export initiatives. The export promotion body is also involved in market and product research,... [read full story]