More than 30 Portuguese companies have already confirmed their presence at the 37th of Luanda International Fair (FILDA), which takes place from the 12th to the 16th of July, in the Special Economic Zone (ZEE), and which will have as its theme “Disruptive Technologies as a Factor of Economic Development".
According to José Manuel, Chargé d'Affaires at the Portuguese Embassy in Angola, in an interview with Economy and Finance Journal, informed that "so far, we have about 30 companies interested in participating in this year's edition of FILDA", noting that there is "a group of companies already present in the market with the intention of identifying new business partners", also stressing that “it is with great satisfaction that, also for the first time, Portuguese higher education institutions will be present at FILDA”.
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According to the Charge d'Affaires at the Embassy, Portugal's presence at FILDA has grown in recent years, where "last year's edition, the presence of the country (Portugal) translated into the participation of companies that were already in the market", reiterates.
“This year, by comparison, in addition to these companies, we will have more than 14 companies coming expressly from Portugal. This is a sign of the importance of Angola for Portuguese companies”, confirms José Manuel.
On the subject of FILDA 2022, disruptive technologies, José Manuel reiterates that Portuguese companies have an “excellent track record in this sector”, adding that Portuguese knowledge in this domain “has already been present in the Angolan market for some time, through companies fully functional”.
According to the latest figures released, the editorial staff of MenosFios learned that the FILDA 2022 edition already has more than 500 participants and that number is expected to increase in the coming days.
