Chinese businesses eye Karas

KEETMANSHOOP – The head of the Chinese delegation from Jiangsu Province, Wang Weikai, says the Karas Region offers great potential for investment.

Speaking at the end of a visit by his seven-member delegation last week, Weikai promised that a team of experts would be delegated to the Karas Region from China to further explore business opportunities. Weikai stressed that co-operation in other fields such as mining, fishing and the exchange of human resources would also be considered.The visit was aimed at exploring business and investment opportunities and to strengthen ties between the two countries in general, and the Chinese province and Karas in particular.Weikai also extended an official invitation to the Karas Regional Council to visit his province in the near future.Karas Governor Stephanus Goliath noted that Namibia was in dire need of investment for economic development and socio-economic upliftment.Goliath noted that regions such as Karas offered immense investment potential to would-be investors that could be positively exploited for economic progress.He pointed out the construction of the Neckerthal and Bruckaros Dams near Kosis and Berseba respectively to the visiting Chinese delegation as potential areas for consideration.Once completed, the Neckerthal Dam will be the largest in the country.The Governor noted that once the two dams were completed, they would offer immense irrigation potential.Goliath expressed the hope that the visiting delegation had been enticed by the suggestions of possible co-operation made by the Karas Regional Council.- NampaWeikai stressed that co-operation in other fields such as mining, fishing and the exchange of human resources would also be considered.The visit was aimed at exploring business and investment opportunities and to strengthen ties between the two countries in general, and the Chinese province and Karas in particular.Weikai also extended an official invitation to the Karas Regional Council to visit his province in the near future.Karas Governor Stephanus Goliath noted that Namibia was in dire need of investment for economic development and socio-economic upliftment.Goliath noted that regions such as Karas offered immense investment potential to would-be investors that could be positively exploited for economic progress.He pointed out the construction of the Neckerthal and Bruckaros Dams near Kosis and Berseba respectively to the visiting Chinese delegation as potential areas for consideration.Once completed, the Neckerthal Dam will be the largest in the country.The Governor noted that once the two dams were completed, they would offer immense irrigation potential.Goliath expressed the hope that the visiting delegation had been enticed by the suggestions of possible co-operation made by the Karas Regional Council.- Nampa