By ROGERS KALERO
KITWE Mayor Mpasa Mwaya has said bilateral business relationships have the potential to increase trade and investment for participating countries and can drive economic growth, enhance market opportunities, and facilitate knowledge exchange
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Ms Mpasa said Kitwe must forge warm and resilient relationship with various Chambers of Commerce and Industry that will spur economic recovery and productivity on the Copperbelt especially that Kitwe was the hub of the Copperbelt
The Kitwe Mayor was speaking at Garden Court Hotel in Kitwe when she graced the Training and Education conference and networking event organised by the Southern African German Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Ms Mpasa said Education and Vocational training sectors were the backbone of the country’s quest to build a skilled workforce that was ready to enhance local production capabilities
“Business to Business networking and training will provide bilateral cooperation in the education and vocational training sectors.
Bilateral trade is the exchange of goods between two nations promoting trade and investment. I can say that German reputation in pioneering training and education curriculum is globally renowned
“Bilateral business relationships have the potential to create a win-win situation for participating countries and can drive economic growth, enhance market opportunities, and facilitate knowledge exchange,” Ms Mwaya said
German Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Southern Africa representative Mr. Hassan Wehbe said the networking and training event was necessitated by the need to facilitate more direct business and trade relations between German businesses and their Zambian counterparts in the training and education sectors
And Kitwe and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Mr. Emmanuel Mbambiko said the business to business event was timely as it will increase collaborations between Zambian and German businesses.
“Having bilateral relationships with other countries can facilitate market access for businesses from both sides. bilateral business relationships have the potential to increase trade and investment for participating countries and can drive economic growth, enhance market opportunities, and facilitate knowledge exchange,” Mr Mbambiko said.
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