The Association of Mauritian Manufacturers will participate at a one-day event at Dubai World Expo 2020, focusing on “The Impact of Covid-19 on Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Southern Africa: Country Experiences and a Focus on Building Back better in Mauritius”. This event, to be held on 8th February 2022, is organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) in collaboration with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Business Council and the Ministry of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives of Mauritius.
The Honourable Soomilduth Bholah, Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives of Mauritius, is leading a High-Level Delegation comprising the Permanent Secretary of the Industrial Development Division, Senior Officials of the Ministry, representatives of the Mauritius Standards Bureau, the Economic Development Board, the AMM and the MCCI. The unleashing of opportunities for MSMEs from new and emerging sectors including in manufacturing and in the context of the AfCFTA is high on the policy agenda as Mauritius endeavours to build back better from the pandemic.
The AMM will intervene during a seminar ‘Enhancing the Resilience of Manufacturing Sector in Mauritius in the Post Covid-19 Era’. The discussion will also consider the various preferential trade agreements in the region, namely, SADC, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), AfCFTA as well as other bilateral agreements such as Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, Preferential Trade Agreements with Turkey and Pakistan and Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CEPCA) with India. This event represents a unique platform for the AMM to engage on Mauritius as a competitive destination for investment in manufacturing.