Kenya will host more than 150 Chinese exhibitors during the China Trade Week, between 1st and 3rd of July at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi.
The China Trade Week will bring together Chinese companies across various sectors including, building and construction, consumer electronics, electric vehicles, plastic molding equipment and materials, home electrical goods, green energy solutions, portable housing solutions and elevators system.
Organised by MIE Events, a leading organizer of trade fairs in Dubai and China, the trade week will be the first comprehensive China-focused trade event to be hosted in Kenya and the East Africa region.
The event is designed to provide Chinese companies with a unique opportunity to meet, discuss and develop trading and business partnerships with both Kenyan entrepreneurs and the region’s business community across various commercial sectors.
MIE Events, Managing Director, Mr David Wang, said: “We strongly believe that this event will provide an opportunity for Kenyan entrepreneurs to grow strong business partnerships with Chinese companies and benefit from the industrial capacity and a wealth of knowledge from the People’s Republic of China.”
There has been increased trade activities between China and Kenya, which continues to influence bilateral relations of the two countries. In the last decade, China has become Kenya’s largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and second-largest trade partner. It is estimated that, in 2013, China’s cumulative direct investment in Kenya had reached $474 million. During the same year, the bilateral trade volume between China and Kenya reached $8.4 billion.
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