Mutual supply of goods, industrial cooperation, sharing experience and technologies, academic exchange - the areas where Belarus and Zimbabwe can establish constructive cooperation - were discussed during a business roundtable organized by the National Center for Marketing and Price Study jointly with the Zimbabwe Trade Information Portal ZimTrade, BelTA learned from the marketing center.
Representatives of relevant government agencies, organizations and enterprises of the two countries took part in the dialogue. The parties emphasized a significant potential in the development of cooperation due to the complementary nature of the economies of the two countries. The focus was placed on the successfully implemented joint projects and the need to strengthen business contacts to scale up trade and economic ties between Belarus and Zimbabwe.
During the roundtable, experts from the National Center for Marketing and Price Study drew the attention of their African colleagues to the most promising niches for cooperation and conducted a comprehensive navigation of the Belarusian market. Domestic enterprises presented their export potential in the meat and dairy sector and machine building, including opportunities for supplying haul trucks, urban transport, farming machinery, and other types of machinery and equipment. The special role of logistics in strengthening foreign economic ties was emphasized.
For its part, Zimbabwe is ready to offer the Belarusian market its fresh fruits, vegetables, tea, coffee, tobacco and tobacco products, cotton, and leather goods. The parties expressed interest in expanding mutual supplies of products, promoting industrial cooperation, sharing experience and technologies, conducting academic exchange in the education sector. The parties outlined sectors for cooperation, namely renewable energy, agriculture, construction, healthcare and tourism, and opportunities for investment, including financial support for investment projects. Mutual presentations on the tourism opportunities of Belarus and Zimbabwe were also held during the event.
The participants focused on specific steps to be taken to unlock the existing potential. Nikolai Borisevich, Director of the National Center for Marketing and Price Study, stressed that the center was ready to act as a platform for strengthening Belarusian-Zimbabwean business contacts, and suggested Zimbabwe Trade Information Portal ZimTrade to continue the practice of organizing bilateral business events, including in the online format.
