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As a global largest market, Yiwu attracts more and more people's attention

Source: Yiwu sourcing agent    Author: Helan      Date: 2010-10-27

Nowadays, with the opening of 16th Yiwu Fair, many foreign officials and merchants came to learn business and invite commodities to overseas.

Senegal came as a “student”
As the “small Pairs in Africa”, Senegal and Yiwu business meeting was held in Yiwu Hotel on October 22nd. Officials of Senegal Embassy hope to take this chance to cooperate with Yiwu local enterprises.

Senegal is located in the top western African with the capital Dakar, a population 12 million and per capita GDP 1500USD. According to the official, Senegal is an agricultural country with undeveloped economy, but in recent 2 years, it developed faster and he hope that enterprises from Yiwu could visit Senegal to find chance for business.

It is reported that Senegal resumed diplomatic relations with China in 2005, and sent delegation to visit Yiwu in 2007. “Yiwu is an active city and I was impressed by its economy development for the first time, “said one of the officials. There were Senegal merchants did business before 2005. Now there are 10 Senegalese in Yiwu mainly for furniture.
    Their aim is to learn business from Yiwu. It is informed that Kafna in Senegal will build a similar trade city like Yiwu International Trade City with 5000 square meters. And in March 2011, it would hold an exhibition like Yiwu Fair, and then there would be many products from western African countries.
   
President of kafna chamber of commerce invited enterprises of Yiwu, he said that Chinese small commodities were cheap but good to use and were famous in Senegal, and there are many products from Senegal in China, so they can find chances to cooperate with each other.



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