Helao Nafidi business expo better

HELAO NAFIDI – Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Bernhard Esau has called on the town council of Helao Nafidi to promote projects that will create jobs, and therefore create economic spin-offs to other industries.

Esau made the call while opening the third edition of the Helao Nafidi Business Expo at the northern border town on Wednesday. He used the same occasion to urge all small and big businesses in the country to use the conducive environment that Government presents to diversify their operations and to produce the products and provide the services needed in the local and international markets.Esau believes that business expos, such as that of Helao Nafidi, hold the key to wealth creation and progress to ensure that Namibia does not remain marginalised in the global economy.”We all have a primary responsibility to ensure stability and the eradication of poverty,” Esau told the audience which included tge Regional Councillor of Oshikango Constituency, Hiyavelwa Nambinga, and Raed Hijazi of the Oshikango Business Association (OBA).He also encouraged trade co-operation and joint ventures between Namibian entrepreneurs and those from neighbouring countries, particularly Angola, if cross-border trade is to be taken to a higher level.Esau said Namibia and Angola had much in common and shared similar business ideals.Speaking at the same occasion, the Chairperson of the Helao Nafidi Business Expo, Christian Shivolo, noted improvement and progress in the organisation of the expo since its inception in 2005.”The expo is much better this year, it has attracted more exhibitors than the past two years,” Shivolo told Nampa in an interview and at the same time urged all stakeholders to play their parts for continuous progress and successes.The Helao Nafidi Business Expo 2007 kicked off last Friday and it runs until Sunday.NampaHe used the same occasion to urge all small and big businesses in the country to use the conducive environment that Government presents to diversify their operations and to produce the products and provide the services needed in the local and international markets.Esau believes that business expos, such as that of Helao Nafidi, hold the key to wealth creation and progress to ensure that Namibia does not remain marginalised in the global economy.”We all have a primary responsibility to ensure stability and the eradication of poverty,” Esau told the audience which included tge Regional Councillor of Oshikango Constituency, Hiyavelwa Nambinga, and Raed Hijazi of the Oshikango Business Association (OBA).He also encouraged trade co-operation and joint ventures between Namibian entrepreneurs and those from neighbouring countries, particularly Angola, if cross-border trade is to be taken to a higher level.Esau said Namibia and Angola had much in common and shared similar business ideals.Speaking at the same occasion, the Chairperson of the Helao Nafidi Business Expo, Christian Shivolo, noted improvement and progress in the organisation of the expo since its inception in 2005.”The expo is much better this year, it has attracted more exhibitors than the past two years,” Shivolo told Nampa in an interview and at the same time urged all stakeholders to play their parts for continuous progress and successes.The Helao Nafidi Business Expo 2007 kicked off last Friday and it runs until Sunday.Nampa