Veronafiere events in Africa
26.01.2015
MS Africa & Middle East 2015 scheduled from 2 to 5 November!
On last 14 December closed its door, in Cairo, the first edition of MS Marmomacc Samoter Africa & Middle East, the international trade fair dedicated to marble, natural stone and building machinery which took to the African markets Marmomacc e Samoter, the two well known brands of Veronafiere in the construction sector. Find here below facts and figures of MS Africa & Middle East 2014:
- EXHIBITORS: 120 exhibitors from 7 countries (Egypt, Italy, China, India, Poland, Russia, Turkey)
- VISITORS: over 3.000 professional visitors
- OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION: from 16 countries (Algeria, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates) - over 300 B2B meetings with exhibitors
- EXHIBIT AREA: 6.500 sq. m.
A highly successful debut, as confirmed by Mr. Giovanni Mantovani, CEO and General Director of Veronafiere: "This first edition of the event achieved all our objectives and we have already scheduled the next show 2-5 November 2015, together with Projex Africa, a new exhibition dedicated to building, innovative materials and sustainable construction".
The Photo Gallery of the exhibition is online on Veronafiere International Department official Facebook page.
Here is a new insight dedicated to two of the most attactive African markets: Kenya and Tanzania.
MS Africa & Middle East - Special focus
Building and construction market in Kenya and Tanzania
With GDP growing steadily since 2010 at more than 4% and with a tourism industry by now a stable pillar of the economy, Kenya is a candidate to become the logistics hub for East Africa as a whole. [...] The construction industry today in Kenya accounts for 5.5% of GDP and the country is determined to modernise its infrastructures across the board. [...]
While less strategic that Kenya within the scope of Eastern Africa, Tanzania today is focusing on exploitation of its tourist potential. And while waiting for the start of production of natural gas, there are several interesting opportunities in the construction sector.
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