Iranian president opens Zimbabwe fair

22/04/2010

A range of goods including leathergoods, furniture, sporting foods, clothing and automotive products will be on show at the 2010 Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).

The show will be officially opened by Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on April 23. It will be held in Bulawayo, the country’s second largest city. The fair ground offers 58,000 square-metres of exhibition space across six halls.

More than 750 exhibitors are expected to participate at this year’s fair compared with just 533 last year. Organisers anticipate greater participation from overseas, particularly from European countries such as Germany, Italy and the UK.