China Trade Week opens in Kenya amid call for deepening commercial ties

STORY: China Trade Week opens in Kenya amid call for deepening commercial ties SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:15 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EDWIN MASIVO, Kenya country director for Global exhibitions 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZAHOOR AHMED, Vice president of Middle East International Events (MIE) 4. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The eighth edition of China Trade Week kicked off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi Wednesday, as senior officials renewed calls for deepening economic cooperation to realize mutual benefits. John Ololtuaa, the principal secretary in the State Department of Tourism, said the three-day event offers an opportunity for Kenya to showcase investment opportunities across diverse sectors of the economy to entrepreneurs from the Asian nation. While acknowledging that China remains Kenya's largest trading partner and source of investments, Ololtuaa said the government intends