African services associations meet: service sector associations representing thousands of firms from 13 African countries met with South African construction, transportation and financial services firms at a "Bridges Across Borders" event in Centurion, South Africa, in November 2006.

• Date: 01 October 2006
• Author: Barreto, Emmanuel,Conrad, Doreen,Domeisen, Natalie,Nqidi, Sandile
• Published date: 01 October 2006
• Author: Barreto, Emmanuel

Construction, transportation and financial services have good potential for regional cooperation and development, due to firms with export experience and business opportunities in new regional transport networks. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol in Transport shows the potential for growth, with ten transport corridors under way in the region. Firms in the three sectors represented at the event can "bundle" their services in bidding processes to make more competitive offers.

In partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa, ITC convened the meeting to help African firms find new business partners in the region, build cooperation among service industry associations and identify challenges...