The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Elizabeth Thabethe departs for Ghana and Benin today where she will be leading a delegation of business people on an Outward Selling and Investment Mission to Ghana from 26 to 30 June 2013 and Benin from 30 June to 5 July 2013.
The mission aims to increase trade and investment between South Africa, Ghana and Benin and will also serve as an ideal opportunity for South African companies that are interested in exporting value added products and services and are looking for investment opportunities the two countries.
Deputy Minister Thabethe’s programme of activities commences tomorrow where she will meet with the Ghanaian Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Haruna Idrissu, and the Ghana Trade and Investment Promotion officials. She will also conduct site visits to projects that are part of the implementation of the South Africa-Ghana and South Africa-Benin economic and technical cooperation.
The targeted sectors for the missions include agro-processing, built environment, infrastructure, and energy, mining and electro-technical.
Companies forming the Deputy Minister Thabethe’s delegation have been assisted by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) through its Export Marketing and Investment Assistance Scheme (EMIA). The EMIA scheme develops export markets for South African products and services and recruits new foreign direct investment into South Africa.
Enquiries:
Sidwell Medupe, Departmental Spokesperson
Tel: 012 394 1650
Cell: 079 492 1774
E-mail: MSMedupe@thedti.gov.za
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