Luanda - The Minister of Economy and Planning, Mário Caetano João, Wednesday visited the exhibition pavilion of the Special Economic Zone (ZEE) to see the preparations for the 37th edition of the Luanda International Fair (Filda/2022), scheduled for 12 to 16 July.
After touring the venue, the minister said he was satisfied with preparations for the country's biggest fair, which will have as its motto, "Disruptive technologies as a factor for economic development.
"The organization is well underway, 425 direct and indirect participants have been confirmed, as well as 10 countries with confirmed official representations, including Portugal, Italy, Germany, China, South Korea, South Africa and Namibia," he said.
According to the minister, Filda will be very attractive because it will have events parallel to the exhibition, namely "Filda Talks" and "Startup Summit 2022", which will mark an entrepreneurship summit where entrepreneurs will showcase their potential and address market opportunities.
"We have youth with many good ideas, we would like to hear those ideas and what they are doing to mobilize banks to buy them, grow them and make them more sustainable so that they participate in the national production process," he assured.
The minister said that the "Made in Angola" service would be available at the 37th edition of Filda, which underwent a restructuring process to make it more attractive to companies and give dignity to national products, of which there were an increasing number.
The 37th edition of Filda will be held under the theme "Disruptive Technologies as a factor in Economic Development".
The 36th edition of FILDA, held in 2021, from 30 November to 03 December, brought together at least 300 national exhibitors and focused on the technological sector, a support for the development of agribusiness and industry.
The event was attended by companies from South Africa, Germany, Argentina, China, Eritrea, France, India, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Japan, Lebanon, the United States and Portugal.
The first Luanda International Fair was held in 1983.
