Zimbabwe and DRC bullish about trade potential

ZIMBABWE and the Democratic Republic of Congo are bullish about their trade potential after a third formal interaction between the two countries’ business communities in the last four months.

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Trade development and promotion body ZimTrade in May led a business delegation to the DRC,  which was reciprocated by a swift follow-up visit to Zimbabwe in May, while this week saw a Zimbabwe DRC business forum being held at the Zimbabwe Agriculture Show.
“We aim to treble the current US$60 million of exports we are sending to DRC in the coming months with the interest that has been generated. If you compare the US$60 million with DRC’s total import bill,  it is a drop in the ocean.