"The big news is the participation of the United States, which for the first time participates in the official fair", said the official, who, quoted by Angop, added that the said country will be represented by the Department of Business of the Embassy of the United States of America in Angola.
Furthermore, he added, this edition also reserves another novelty: Brazil will return to the event, through the participation of the Association of Brazilian Entrepreneurs and the Embassy of Brazil in Angola.
In addition to these two countries (USA and Brazil), six other countries currently have a confirmed presence at FILDA: Portugal, Italy, Indonesia, Turkey, Germany and Japan. According to the official, so far there are 550 companies confirmed, with forecasts of reaching the desired 750 in the coming weeks, writes Angop.
"For this edition, the digital economy emerges as the great flag, in what is the frontier for development to be in fact effective and so that we can have much more results, taking into account our business intentions", he said, quoted by Angop.
The Secretary of State for the Economy, Ivan dos Santos, at the press conference to launch the 38th edition of FILDA 2023, which took place this Monday, said that the event should be considered "the privileged place to do business".
"FILDA should be considered the privileged place to do business, it gives entrepreneurs opportunities to interact with consumers, and through it they will be able to continuously expand their businesses, create a market and increase economic diversification", he said, cited by Angop.
FILDA 2023 will take place between the 18th and 22nd of July at ZEE and will have as its motto "Digital economy, the new frontier of the world economy".
