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Article: No longer taboo. (trade picks up between South Africa and Arab countries) (Business and Finance)
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- The Middle East
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- March 1, 1993
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As South Africa becomes a respectable partner for trade and investment, Middle Eastern countries are rushing to exploit new commercial opportunities. Mushtak Parker surveys the rapidly growing links between South Africa, the Arab world and Turkey.
SOUTH AFRICAN businessmen are relishing potential trade opportunities in the Middle East, in particular the Gulf states, as the country continues to open up to the world. Following the success of the first-ever South African Products Fair in Dubai late last year, South African agricultural and industrial products are increasingly finding their way into GCC markets.
Nowadays, it is no longer a taboo for Arab trade ...