ABOUT 458 exhibitors will showcase their products at the 2007 Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair, which will run from August 24 to September 1.
The Chairman of the organising committee, Damian Egumbo, says foreign companies will be among the exhibitors, notably from Sweden and Finland. He says all the exhibition halls are fully booked already.This year’s trade fair was launched on Saturday by the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Nickey Iyambo, and Ongwediva Mayor Erastus Uutoni.A fundraising dinner was held, where more than N$500 000 was pledged by the private sector and individuals to contribute to the preparations for the fair.The main sponsor, cellphone operator MTC, pledged N$350 000, with First National Bank pledging N$50 000 and Standard Bank N$48 800.He says all the exhibition halls are fully booked already.This year’s trade fair was launched on Saturday by the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Nickey Iyambo, and Ongwediva Mayor Erastus Uutoni.A fundraising dinner was held, where more than N$500 000 was pledged by the private sector and individuals to contribute to the preparations for the fair.The main sponsor, cellphone operator MTC, pledged N$350 000, with First National Bank pledging N$50 000 and Standard Bank N$48 800.
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