The Ubifrance network
The French Trade Commission in South Africa is part of Ubifrance network, the French Agency for International Business Development which has 63 offices in 44 different countries. The Trade Commission in South Africa is based in Sandton and relies on a team of 10 experts divided into 4 departments, each one managed by a Senior Trade Officer :
Consumer goods and healthcare – Xavier Chatte-Ruols
Infrastructure, transport, industries – Arnaud Zerkovitz
Agriculture and food industries (Agrotech) – Christophe Bezou
ICT & Services – Laura Laguierce
The main objectives of the Trade Commission – Ubifrance are:
In partnership with the Department of Economic Affairs of the French Embassy (SER), providing French companies with up to date data and analysis about the economic situation of South Africa, existing and potential business opportunities, and market access conditions
offering to French companies a full range of services, either individually or in groups, in order to put them in contact with the most appropriate South African trade or industrial partners
Promoting the International Internship Program (VIE) within French subsidiaries operating in South Africa
Managing Director of the French Trade Commission in South Africa: Dominique BOUTTER
Physical address
Inanda Greens Business Park
Augusta House
54 wierda Road West
Wierda Valley / SANDTON
Postal address
PO BOX 651048
BENMORE 2010
Telephone : 0027 (0)11 303 7150
Fax : 0027 (0)11 303 7176
Trading hours
Mon.-Thu. 8h30-12h30/ 13h15-17h15
Fri. 8h30-12h30 / 13h00-15h00
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