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KwaZulu-Natal strengthens global trade ties through high-level bilateral engagements ahead of G20 Summit
Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN)Ref: https://tikzn.co.za/2025/11/20/kwazulu-natal-strengthens-global-trade-ties-through-high-level-bilateral-engagements-ahead-of-g20-summit/
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The document is a news-style announcement from Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN) about KwaZulu-Natal’s high-level bilateral engagements ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit 2025. It reports that the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Rev Musa Zondi, led engagements in Gauteng on 20 November at the African Bank corporate offices in Sandton, involving international stakeholders such as embassies, chambers of commerce, BRICS Business Council representatives, and heads of mission. It also describes a second day of engagements focused on Asian markets through the Republic of Korea Business Forum, including the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between TIKZN and the Korean Importers Association to expand export opportunities and attract Korean investment into KwaZulu-Natal.
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KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng
Reference
https://tikzn.co.za/2025/11/20/kwazulu-natal-strengthens-global-trade-ties-through-high-level-bilateral-engagements-ahead-of-g20-summit/
Key Takeaways
- KwaZulu-Natal global trade/investment drive ahead of G20 Leaders’ Summit 2025
- MEC Rev Musa Zondi led bilateral engagements
- Date and place: 20 November, African Bank corporate offices, Sandton (Gauteng)
- Facilitated by Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN)
- Participants included African embassies, EU embassies, bilateral chambers of commerce, Latin America & Caribbean heads of mission, and BRICS Business Council
- Delegation included TIKZN CEO Sihle Ngcamu and senior executives
- Second day: Republic of Korea Business Forum and business-to-business session
- Hosted with Korean Importers Association and South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
- MoU signed between TIKZN and Korean Importers Association
- MoU aims to expand export opportunities for KwaZulu-Natal manufacturers and create pathways for Korean investment
- KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government
- Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN)
- Rev Musa Zondi
- Sihle Ngcamu
- African Bank
- African embassies
- European Union embassies
- Bilateral chambers of commerce
- Group of Latin America and Caribbean heads of mission
- BRICS Business Council
- Republic of Korea Business Forum
- Korean Importers Association
- Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (South Africa)
- G20 Leaders’ Summit 2025