Angola shows potential at Madrid Fair

Luanda -Angola’s potential in agriculture, industry and trade will be on show, between 18 and 22 of this month, in Madrid, at the international business and foreign trade fair in Spain, known as IMEX.

For that purpose Angola took a delegation to the event made up of businesspeople from different sectors, such as industry, trade, agriculture, tourism, construction, oil and gas, technology, amongst other areas, to fill the country’s stand.

According to a statement from the Angolan embassy to Spain, the delegation’s programme includes visits, participation in round tables and conferences.

The diplomatic mission said that Angola is one of the special guests, with national companies taking advantage of the fair to announce innovations and business opportunities in the country, as well as ensuring the internationalisation of companies, new markets with technological innovation and diversification.

The fair will also serve as an opportunity for Angola to publicise the reforms underway and to improve the business environment, especially in the context of the priorities set by the government to boost and diversify the economy, for the country to be, effectively, “a great destination for foreign direct investment.

Angola is a partner of Spain, whose strategic bilateral relations were reinforced and strengthened, in 2021, with the signing of agreements at the highest level and reciprocal visits by the heads of the two governments.

Angola’s presence is being coordinated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, with the support of the Angolan Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency (AIPEX) and the Embassy in Spain, in addition to other entities.

IMEX is organised by the International Business Journal Moeda Única, with the main aim of improving the competitiveness of companies, with an efficient and innovative offer of products and services needed to promote the internationalisation of companies.

During the event, the current challenges of the export sector will be reviewed, highlighting the importance of incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals in the fabric of companies, to make a sustainable internationalisation route, as well as addressing contents on the current situation of Ibero-America for trade and business investment, concepts of the financial, logistics, tourism, digitalisation and digital transformation sectors, European funds and business partnership for internationalisation.

Source: Angola Press News Agency