The 2023 Women in Enterprise Conference and Awards (WECA) was held on 29 September 2023 at the Zimbali Events and Lifestyle Centre. The event was attended by individuals and entrepreneurs from organizations emerging from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Embassies, Development Partners, and the private sector from various sectors such as ICT, financial services, education, construction, retail and wholesale, and manufacturing, among others. The Chamber was celebrating the 10^th Anniversary of the Women’s Desk which was established in 2013.

The Chamber is grateful to those who participated at the 2023 ZITF Business Luncheon and we sincerely hope that you immensely benefited from the conversation on Transformative Innovation, Global Competitiveness.

We have assembled a series of UK Trade webinars to support businesses exporting to the UK.

Trading with the European Union has been enhanced following the ratification of the European Union-Eastern and Southern Africa Interim Economic Partnerships Agreement (EU-ESA iEPA). Zimbabwe is among the five countries including Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles to benefit from the EPAs. In 2020, the European Union has been at the forefront of international trade in terms of both exports and imports as it accounted for about 25.6% of trade in goods and services. The regional block is Africa’s number one trading partner accounting for 28% of Africa’s total trade with the rest of the world and was also the largest source of foreign direct investment, amounting to Euro 242 billion in 2019.

The ZNCC Weekly Tender Link brings you concise summaries of the latest tenders. In this weekly bulletin, we provide you with valuable insights into the most recent tender announcements.

The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has partnered with the COMESA Business Council (CBC) and the International Training Centre (ITC) to undertake a three-day workshop that is aimed to provide training to export-ready businesses, particularly micro-small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Zimbabwe. The three-day seminar is scheduled to take place from 8 to 10 May 2023, with admission being free of charge. The training will provide market intelligence to SMEs in Zimbabwe who are exporting and those that are ready to export in the region and beyond. The training is being implemented in Six COMESA Member States, one of which is Zimbabwe.