EVENTS
BEAUTYISTANBUL 246 BUYERS FROM WEST AFRICA CONNECTED WITH BEAUTYISTANBUL EXHIBITORS BEAUTYISTANBUL’s 13th and the last Online Regional Meeting hosted 246 buyers from 9 countries in West Africa region. Since September 2020, Online Meetings have connected 1.856 buyers from 104 countries and 9 regions with our exhibitors for free West Africa Online Meeting was held on July 8th, presenting buyers from Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali and Senegal. 95 suppliers joined the meeting from 17 countries including Turkey, Italy, UK, Netherlands, Germany, USA, Canada, Brazil, Russia, Croatia, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Lebanon and Egypt. The meeting started with welcoming remarks of Mr. Murat Buğra Karamış, Commercial Counsellor of Republic of Turkey in Accra-Ghana, Mr. Özgür İlhan Yalnız, Commercial Counsellor of Republic of Turkey in Dakar-Senegal, Mrs. Yeşim Piri, Commercial Counsellor of Republic of Turkey in Bamako-Mali, Mrs. Liliane Fernandeze Bassitche, Export Promotion and Development Officer for APEX Ivory Coast, Mr. James M. Strother, President of Liberian Business Association, Mr. Mamadou Dieng, Director Commercial of UNACOIS Senegal and Mrs. Patricia Badolo, Deputy Director of Burkina Faso Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The meeting continued with the introductory speeches of selective buyers from each country and with the presentations of BEAUTYISTANBUL exhibitors who are manufacturers and suppliers of cosmetics, beauty and home care products. Important buyers who were present at the meeting included
JFF BEAUTY from Benin, WILL MARKET from Burkina Faso, GLOBAL COSMETICS from Gambia, ALL NEEDS SUPERMARKETS and INTERBRANDS from Ghana, ACTOUM from Guinea, ARC EN CIEL DISTRIBUTION and CHIMAFRIQUE from Ivory Coast, VILLE GROUP OF COMPANIES from Liberia, KOROMY DISTRIBUTION from Mali, OMNIA and SMS GROUPE from Senegal.
BEAUTYISTANBUL’s experienced visitor promotion team fluent in 10 languages shows its difference by bringing together some of the biggest companies in the region to attend the online meetings. Become an exhibitor at BEAUTYISTANBUL now and benefit from all value-added business opportunities!
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