52 Zambian Export Ready Businesses, Exporters To DR Congo To Be Taken On A Trade Mission To Secure Market Access For Zambian Products By ZDA, Finnish Government, ABSA & FEC

The Zambian Development Agency (ZDA), in collaboration with the Finnish government funded Accelerated Growth for Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Zambia (AGS Programme), ABSA Bank Zambia PLC and the Federation des Enterprises du Congo (FEC) will on October 20, 2021, take 52 export ready Zambian businesses and exporters on a Trade Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), to help secure market access for their products.
The Zambian companies will participate in Business-to-Business Meetings with buyers from DR Congo through a well-coordinated match making process based on company profiles.
The objective of the Trade Mission is to facilitate the growth of Zambia’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) and to secure market access for Zambian products. The Agency hopes to penetrate, consolidate and expand the Congolese market for Zambian products. The DR Congo Trade Mission is part of the implementation of the N8 + 1 Export Plan to increase Non Traditional Exports in the region.
ZDA will during the three (3) day Trade Mission from October 20 to 22, 2021, introduce Zambian companies to the Congolese business environment and importer, generate trade leads and trade transactions. The Trade Mission will be characterized by business-to-business meetings with buyers from all over DR Congo alongside an exhibition in Lubumbashi, where the Zambian companies will showcase their products.
The sectors targeted for this particular Trade Mission are agriculture, agribusiness, agro processing, building materials, textiles, garments, mining supply services, engineering services and products among others.

For more info contact: muna@zedcorner.com.

You can also contact Laura Mushaukwa Hamusute who is the Manager (Communications and Public Relations) of  Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) using the following email : laura.mushaukwa.hamusute@zda.org.zm