South Africa’s Gauteng Premier, David Makhura will lead the Gauteng delegation comprising senior officials and business people to the 2016 Namibia International Investment Conference.
The Gauteng Provincial Government on Monday in a statement seen by Xinhua said, the Premier is in Namibia at the Invitation of Namibian president, Hage Geingob.
The two-day conference will take place in Windhoek on Nov. 8-9 under the theme ‘Promoting Investment for Inclusive Growth and Industrialisation,’ with the aim of meeting the country’s development goals through investment.
“The bi-national agreements between our national governments create huge opportunities for business to business partnerships as well as collaboration between sister cities and regional governments,” said Makhura.
Furthermore, he said that the Gauteng Provincial Government was ready to play its collaborative role under the guidance of the national cabinet.
“Gauteng is open for business. Our businesses and firms have capabilities and the resources to contribute to the industrialisation of Namibia, SADC and the continent,” he added.
Meanwhile, South Africa has always been Namibia’s top trading partner for both imports and exports, which has seen the two nations, sign 71 agreements and memoranda of understanding over the years.
In 2015 some of the top products Gauteng exported to Namibia included vehicles, electrical machinery and equipment, iron and steel, mineral fuels, pharmaceutical products and furniture.
The Investment conference is set to attract more than 500 delegates and will focus on housing, agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, tourism, logistics and energy. Enditem
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