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29 Apr 2023

Belarus takes part in Zimbabwe Trade Fair

Photo courtesy of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

MINSK, 29 April (BelTA) - Belarus is displaying its products and services at Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, BelTA learned from Belinterexpo of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and King Mswati III of Eswatini visited the Made in Belarus exposition.

Exhibitors from Belarus include Bellakt, Lidakhleboproduct, Smorgon Bakery Plant, haul truck producer BelAZ, Sokhra, the mechanical engineering company Amkodor, Minskinterkaps, Borisov Medical Preparations Plant, Kamvol and Mogotex. The organizations are demonstrating their products and services and looking for new partners in the South African region.

Bellakt is presenting milk porridges and milk formula, and Lidakhleboprodukt - flour products and semi-finished flour products. Smorgon Bakery Plant offers oat flour and cereals.

BelAZ and Sokhra (a group of companies engaged in servicing BelAZ haul trucks in different countries) represent the Belarusian machine building industry at the exhibition.

The authorized supplier of Belarusian machinery Aftrade is demonstrating machinery from such well-known Belarusian brands as Minsk Tractor Plant (MTZ) and Amkodor, including the energy-intesive Belarus 2022.3 tractor, which has been supplied to the Zimbabwean market since 2022.

Belarusian light industry enterprises have brought a wide range of fabrics to Zimbabwe. Kamvol offers fabrics for school and women’s wear, Mogotex - textile fabrics of the highest class, which can be an excellent alternative to fabrics from China, India, and Malaysia. The company makes both work clothes and uniforms for the law enforcement agencies.

Minskinterkaps and the Borisov Plant of Medical Preparations are presenting new medications at the exhibition.

“From the very first days of the exhibition, the Made in Belarus exposition, which is organized with the support of the Belarusian embassy in Zimbabwe, enjoys great interest among visitors. The Belarusian stand has also been visited by Zimbabwe Deputy Prime Minister Constantino Chiwenga and Zimbabwe Minister of Industry and Commerce Sekai Nzenza,” Belinterexpo representatives said.

The organizer of the Made in Belarus exposition is the Belinterexpo exhibition enterprise of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has been representing Belarusian enterprises at the collective stands of Belarus in Zimbabwe since 2018.