Business News of Tuesday, 26 February 2008

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Iran participates in Ghana 12th intl. fair

TEHRAN – Ten Iranian industrial and food-related companies have been participated in Ghana’s 12th International Trade Fair in the capital city, Accra.

The fair, Feb. 22-March 9, will showcase the products of 200 foreign and 900 domestic companies, IRNA reported.

Iran, Malaysia, Spain, Egypt, Syria, Taiwan, China, South Africa, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Benin, Togo, Niger, and Burkina Faso are the foreign attendees to the exhibition.

Ghana is an important West African country and a member of the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS), a regional organization of 15 West African nations formed in 1975.

Iran's Central Union of Rural and Agricultural Co-operatives is scheduled to hold an exclusive fair in Ghana next fall.