The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN) invite interested parties to participate in an Outward Selling Mission (OSM) to Kuwait City, Kuwait, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 23 to 30 November 2013.
The objective of the OSM is to create market penetration for South African value-added products and services into the Middle East and promote KwaZulu-Natal as a trade and investment destination. Planned activities include business to business meetings and site visits to companies in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Targeted sectors include agro-processing, chemicals and allied industries, capital equipment and allied industry, energy, manufacturing, metals, automotives, and chemicals.
Dates:
Kuwait City, Kuwait 23 to 26 November 2013
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 27 to 30 November 2013
The deadline for submission of completed EMIA OSM application forms is 30 September 2013. Assistance is provided to qualifying KwaZulu-Natal exporters to introduce South African products into foreign markets in a cost-effective manner.
TIKZN, with the assistance of the dti, will offer the following financial support to qualifying firms:
- Freight-forwarding of product samples
- Economy-class return airfare to a maximum of R13 000
- Daily subsistence allowance of R2 000 per day and
- Business-to-business meetings for participants
Why participate in this OSM?
This OSM will facilitate networking with key stakeholders and high-level decision-makers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; provide an opportunity to meet decision-makers face-to-face and present your business in a one-on-one environment; introduce your products directly to your target markets; and provide access to networking and relationship building with potential customers.
For any enquiries pertaining to applications, sector and /or event, please contact:
Mr Claude Moodley
Tel: 031 368 9600
E-mail: claudem@tikzn.co.za
Mr Neville Matjie
Tel : 031 368 9600
E-mail : neville@tikzn.co.za
Ms Kwena Matlou
Tel : 012 394 1342
E-mail :matlou@thedti.gov.za
