Chrispen Gumunyu, Business Reporter
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has received attendance confirmation from six countries in both Africa and Asia for the 2020 exhibition, an official has said.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, ZITF Acting General Manager Mr Nicholas Ndebele said the company has received increased bookings as compared to the same time last year. The 2020 show will run from 21 to 25 April under the theme “Augmenting Trade and Investment Towards a Shared Economic Vision”.
“To date, 171 exhibitors have already confirmed their participation by booking a total of 35 977 square meters of exhibition space. This compares favourably to the booking situation at the same time last year where 127 exhibitors had booked 31 584 square meters. Ethiopia, Japan, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia have already confirmed their participation while countries such as Belarus, Egypt, Indonesia, Spain and South Korea are yet to confirm,” he said.
He also said that the network of international sales agents is also actively attracting participants from more markets which include China, Germany, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.
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