Conference To Expose Botswana Businesses To Canadian Market
Monday, February 25, 2019
Vuyiswa Mojela
The two-day meet, which will be held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre from March 26-27, will help local industries on ways of tapping into North American market.
According to the event organiser, Soapbox Communications Partner Vuyiswa Mojela, the Canadian government will share its financial incentives to support Batswana and SADC companies exporting to North America, through Canada.
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