The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) will hold elective and non-elective extraordinary general meetings at branch level in the country’s 14 regions.
NCCI president Bissey Uirab said this at a press conference Wednesday.
He said the programme will start at Oranjemund on 13 February, and end with a national annual general meeting and gala dinner in Windhoek on 11 April.
“These branches are essential in representing private and business sector interests at local level and fostering entrepreneurship in their respective local economies,” he said.
The branches provide a direct link between businesses and local authorities to help foster an enabling environment for growth and investment countrywide, Uirab said.
“These meetings will provide an opportunity to elect business leaders and representatives for all of the chamber’s 29 branches.
“We acknowledge that a few of our branches are either not functional or not operating optimally, which in turn hindered private sector representation at local, regional and national levels,” he said.
He urged all entrepreneurs, business owners and managers to ensure their firms joined the chamber structure.
Uirab called on members to renew their membership and to actively participate in the upcoming meetings.
He also urged non-members to join the NCCI. – email: matthew@namibian.com.na
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