Thabethe to lead an Outward Selling Mission Algeria and Tunisia

Loyiso Langeni

30 April 2013

Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Elizabeth Thabethe is expected to lead a delegation of businesspeople on an Outward Selling Mission in Algeria and Tunisia.  

The department said the objective of the mission is to create market access of South African value added products and services into new markets and to promote South Africa as a trade and investment destination.

Departmental Spokesperson Sidwell Medupe said South Africa and Algeria signed an Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement on the 24^th September 2000.

Medupe added the DTI and the Algerian authorities agreed to establish a Joint Trade and Investment as a means to impalement the signed.