Asian business delegation in Namibia

AN 80-member strong delegation of entrepreneurs from Asia will be in the country for a four-day business mission as from today.

The business delegation, with members from China, South Korea, Indonesia, India and Malaysia, is in the country to explore business opportunities. The group comes to Namibia following a fact-finding mission by an Asian-Africa Investment and Technology Promotion Centre (AAITPC) delegation to the country in December last year.The AAITPC project is an initiative established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1999 to promote business linkages in the form of investment, trade and technology transfer from Asia to Africa.Namibia and Mozambique are the two Southern African countries receiving support from AAITPC, a project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and funded by the Government of Japan.The group comes to Namibia following a fact-finding mission by an Asian-Africa Investment and Technology Promotion Centre (AAITPC) delegation to the country in December last year.The AAITPC project is an initiative established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1999 to promote business linkages in the form of investment, trade and technology transfer from Asia to Africa.Namibia and Mozambique are the two Southern African countries receiving support from AAITPC, a project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and funded by the Government of Japan.