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This
important event focussed on the business opportunities that
exist between South Africa and the Middle East –
specifically, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Palestine
and Egypt. It was a follow-up to business missions and
investment workshops which Omega organised earlier this year
in Amman, Jordan and Ramallah, Palestine. The conference
itself focused on two-way trade and on investment from this
oil-rich region into South African companies and projects.
This one-day workshop, around which we organised
one-on-one appointments for the Middle East companies with
appropriate South African companies and institutions, was an
ideal investment and capital-raising platform. Several
heavy investors with a serious interest in investing in South
African projects participated. This workshop was
therefore an opportunity to present specific projects in
need of capital and to network with interested investors. With
oil prices what they are, Middle Eastern companies have the capital
and are seriously looking to invest; and South Africa,
especially as the Middle East’s the gateway to the rest of
Africa, has long been one of their targets – as we at Omega
know from experience.
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In
association with South African Embassies in the Middle East,
and our associates in these countries, we have identified the
sectors below as of particular interest to business people in
the Middle East.
These
include:
·
Aeronautical and airport equipment
· Auto components
· Building, engineering and construction
· Clothing and footwear
· Consumer electronics
· Detergents
· Medical and medical equipment
· Food processing equipment
· Food products (canned and packaged)
· Furniture
· Generation and transformation electrical
equipment and materials
· Security equipment
· Shipping and exporting logistics
· Telecommunication equipment, mobile phones
· Investing in suitable South African projects
and companies
· Tourism
Note:
This is more by illustration but is not exhaustive
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