The chairperson of the Industrial Association of Angola (AIA), José Severino, Thursday in Luanda appealed to the business class to invest in the agriculture and tourism sector in the context of diversification of the national economy.
AIA chairman was speaking to the press at a meeting between businessmen of Industrial Chamber of Commerce of Angola and South Africa.
He explained that the Angolan authorities should be closer to Cape Town, under the cooperation between the two countries.
José Severino considered the meeting an opportunity for the country to grow along with the South African business community in the agriculture and tourism sectors.
In his turn, the deputy director of Chamber of Commerce and industry between Angolan and South Africa, Lourenço Miguel, said that the trade between the two countries reached a total of USD 5 billion in 2014, with stress to sectors of agriculture, exploration of mineral resources and construction.