Pretoria – A South African business delegation of about 30 people are on an Outward Trade and Investment mission in Turkey.
The mission, which will be lead by Small Business Development Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe, seeks to encourage local manufacturers to explore export opportunities and create jobs locally while attracting investments into the country.
The programme for the Outward Trade and Investment mission includes business seminars, business-to-business meetings and site visits.
“The mission also aims to build on the commitments made by the Department of Small Business Development to seek strong partnerships to help expose South African companies to international markets whilst taking an opportunity to deepen bilateral trade and investment relations between these two countries,” the Department of Small Business Development said.
The delegation has been in Turkey since Monday and the programme for the Outward Trade and Investment is expected to last till Thursday.
“As a country, we are encouraged by some of the big investment companies that have already invested in our country such as Arcelik, a leading manufacturer of home appliances in Turkey which acquired South Africa’s Defy Appliances for $324 million in 2011, the largest Turkish investment in South Africa to date,” Deputy Minister Thabethe said. – SAnews.gov.za
