Trade fair highlights trends

Trends in Mozambique’s
trade partners and profile
emerged from the 49th Maputo
International Fair (Facim) held at
the end of August 2013 in Maputo.
There were 1 398 Mozambican
and 650 foreign exhibitors at the
show.
Countries represented included
South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya,
Zambia, Malawi, Swaziland,
Egypt, Indonesia, Japan,
Thailand, China, Argentina,
Brazil, Portugal, Turkey, Germany,
Sweden, Italy, Poland and Macau.
Japan, Sweden, Argentina and
Turkey took part for the first time.
Italy had over 50 exhibitors.
The fair attracted 82 000
visitors, which was a 26% rise
compared to the 65 000 visitors
received by the fair in 2012,
according to the organisers, the
Institute for Export Promotion
(Ipex), which is responsible for
organising Facim.
It says 10 export contracts were
signed for exports of Mozambican
products, many of which are in the
agricultural sector.