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South Africa sees opportunities in exotic leather market

01/06/2016

South Africa is well place to capitalise on trends in the international luxury and exotic leather market and develop a world-class local exotic leather industry, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies.

“The global luxury market is now recovering from the financial crisis and is again showing untapped growth potential in terms of economic growth and local job creation”, said Mr Davies, who was speaking at the 24th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group in Skukuza‚ Mpumalanga.

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