Registrations for bauma Conexpo Africa 2018 open

Preparations for the 7719 bauma Conexpo Africa exhibition, being held from March 13–16, 2018 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre (JEC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, have begun.

Interested companies can <%$Linker:2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000oLinkExternaldownload the application documentsDownload the application documentsfalsehttp://www.bcafrica.com/trade-fair/exhibitors/booking-stands/application-documents/index.htmlfalsefalse%>. The priority deadline for the third International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles is September 25, 2017.

According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African economy has turned the corner: as of next year, a positive economic recovery is anticipated on the back of infrastructure investments. For bauma Conexpo Africa and its exhibitors, this recovery comes at exactly the right time. The President of the AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, announced in an interview in September 2016 that the African economy is set to grow by 3.5% in 2016; for the year after expectations were for 3.7%, and 4.2% for 2018. He said that there were 19 African countries whose growth was between three and five percent, and 21 countries whose economy would grow by more than five percent (source: <%$Linker:2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000oLinkExternalwww.africanbusinesscentral.comVisit www.africanbusinesscentral.comfalsehttp://www.africanbusinesscentral.com/falsefalse%>).

The previous bauma Conexpo Africa in September 2015 was attended by a total of 616 exhibitors from 42 countries and approximately 14,300 visitors from 75 countries. A total of 13% of visitors came from outside South Africa with a significant percentage increase from the sub Saharan region.

The 2018 bauma Conexpo Africa exhibition organisers are expecting over 600 exhibitors and 15,000 visitors for the forthcoming event. More than 68,000 square meters of exhibition space is available to companies.