Africa-Press – Angola. The 7th edition of the International Tourism Exchange (BITUR), held in the province of Huíla, with the participation of 58 exhibitors from 14 of the country’s 18 provinces, constitutes one of the highlights of economic news last week.
Under the motto “Tourism as a determining factor for the diversification of the economy in Angola”, the event aimed to publicize the country’s tourism potential, showcase services from companies and other actors involved in the tourism chain.
BITUR had 33 stands in the pavilion and 25 outside the venue, including exhibitions, debates, reflections and sharing the best solutions to develop the tourism sector.
Participating in the event were travel agencies, hotels, airlines, insurance companies, airport management companies, banks, as well as agents linked to the arts, fashion, natural medicine, food and clothing representing the provinces of Luanda, Benguela, Malanje, Cabinda, from Namibe, Cunene, Cuando Cubango, Uíge, Huambo, Cuanza Sul, the North and South Lundas, in addition to the host, Huíla.
The opening of the scholarship was the responsibility of the Minister of State and Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic, Adão de Almeida, who advocated the need to prepare a project to simplify procedures exclusive to the “simplifies tourism” sector.
According to the government official, simplified tourism can improve the entire chain of public-administrative intervention in the different branches, at local and central level, so that the State-private sector relationship is “more pleasant”.
The fair was also attended by Portugal, Cape Verde, Morocco, China, Uganda, Senegal, Tanzania and Cuba.
During the week, the record of growth in gross credit granted to the non-financial sector of the Angolan economy by 6.22 billion kwanzas in March last year was also highlighted, registering an increase of around 1.4 billion kwanzas (28.30 %), compared to the previous period.
Of this amount, 88.81% went to private sector debt (private and private companies) and 11.19% to the public sector (public administration and public companies), according to the National Bank of Angola.
In the same period, the stock of credit to the economy, in national currency, reached 4.69 billion kwanzas, recording an increase of Kz 131.93 billion, in the first three months of this year.
In the oil sector, it is worth highlighting the fact that Angola acquired one million 230 thousand and 623 metric tons (MT) of liquid fuels for sale, during the first quarter of this year, representing a reduction of around 21% compared to the previous quarter, assessed at 769 million US dollars.
According to the general director of the Petroleum Derivatives Regulatory Institute (IRDP), Luís Fernandes, of the tons purchased, 51.3% corresponds to diesel, 35.5% to gasoline, 7.7% to fuel oil, 4.5% to jet A1, 0.7% to illuminating oil and 0.3 to asphalt bitumen.
In the period in question, the country had a liquid fuel storage capacity on land of 675 thousand 968 cubic meters.
Regarding gaseous fuel, 114 thousand 218 metric tons of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) were introduced onto the market, of which 60% came from the Angola LNG factory, 32% from Sanha, 6% from the Luanda Refinery and 2% from Cabinda Golf , representing an increase of 15% compared to the previous three months.
Another relevant fact reported by the agency in the last seven days concerns the identification of over seven thousand potential taxpayers by the General Tax Administration (AGT), since January of the current year, in the country.
In addition, the AGT also issued seven thousand and five hundred stamps with references to verify compliance with tax obligations by taxpayers.
In the civil aviation sector, TAAG, Linhas Aéreas de Angola signed an agreement to maintain its aircraft engines with RTX Pratt & Whitney Canada, valid for six years.
The agreement consists of a Fleet Management Program (FMPTM) that allows Pratt and Whitney to customize its offering to meet TAAG’s specific operational context.
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