{"id":39378,"date":"2021-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricatribune.com\/?guid=b430eff7118c626f44d877bc9d119a2f"},"modified":"2021-09-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:00:00","slug":"kzn-to-host-2nd-intra-african-trade-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatribune.com\/kzn-to-host-2nd-intra-african-trade-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN to host 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"
KwaZulu-Natal province is set to host the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC from 15 – 21 November 2021. <\/P>
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A high-powered delegation, led by the former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, will on Thursday descend on the province for a signing ceremony. The ceremony will be preceded by roadshows in Johannesburg and Cape Town. <\/P>
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These will be held as follows:<\/P>
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\u2022 14 September 2021 – Johannesburg Roadshow at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westcliffe from 09h00.<\/P>
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\u2022 15 September 2021 Cape Town Roadshow \u2013 at The Radisson, Waterfront from 09h00.<\/P>
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\u2022 16 September 2021 Signing Ceremony at Durban ICC from 14h00 followed by the Roadshow at 16h00. <\/P>
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Obasanjo is the chairperson of the Advisory Council of the IATF2021. <\/P>
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He will be joined by KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala; the President of Afreximbank Prof. Benedict Oramah; African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining, Albert Muchanga; Secretary General of the AfCFTA, Wamkele Mene; KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Ravi Pillay and Mayor of the eThekwini Municipality Councillor Mxolisi Kaunda in the signing ceremony. <\/P>
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The Advisory Council will discuss preparatory arrangements and review progress made thus far. <\/P>
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been identified as one of the major factors that will determine how the event is held this year. <\/P>
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The IATF2021 is positioned as a unique and valuable platform for businesses to explore an integrated African market of over 1.2 billion people, with a combined GDP of over US$2.5 trillion created under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. <\/P>
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As such, the theme for this year\u2019s event is \u2018Building bridges for a successful AfCFTA: A clear focus on a single market for goods and services across 55 countries which is aimed at boosting trade and investment\u2019. <\/P>
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The KwaZulu-Natal IAFT2021 event is expected to generate over $40 billion in trade and investment deals, attended by over 5 000 conference participants, 10 000 visitors and buyers and over 1 100 exhibitors. <\/P>
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The event is organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union (AU) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and hosted by Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.<\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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KwaZulu-Natal province is set to host the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC from 15 – 21 November 2021. A high-powered delegation, led by the former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, will on Thursday desce…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n