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The construction industry in the Philippines has been booming for years with no signs of stopping. Taking part in the PHILCONSTRUCT in Manila, the biggest construction trade fair in the country, opens up opportunities for overseas construction companies to establish themselves in this dynamic growth market. From 2018, the foreign trade fair company IMAG is taking over responsibility for trade fair sales in Europe and the USA, which makes it easier for companies from these regions to take part.

The construction industry in the Philippines has been booming for years with no signs of stopping. Taking part in the PHILCONSTRUCT in Manila, the biggest construction trade fair in the country, opens up opportunities for overseas construction companies to establish themselves in this dynamic growth market. From 2018, the foreign trade fair company IMAG is taking over responsibility for trade fair sales in Europe and the USA, which makes it easier for companies from these regions to take part.

IMAG GmbH is expanding its involvement in the mining sector. With immediate effect, the subsidiary of Messe München has become an international partner of the MICA mining trade fair in the Algerian capital of Algiers. To make this official, IMAG and Symbiose Communication Environnement have recently signed a partnership agreement. The next edition of the trade fair will be held in September 2018.

There was once again considerable interest in IranConMin in 2017: some 20,500 visitors attended this year's trade fair for mining, construction machinery and construction systems, which took place from November 4 to 7 in Tehran. Nearly 300 exhibitors from 15 countries showcased their product portfolios on a surface area of 16,000 square meters. As a result, the 13th edition of the region's biggest mining and construction fair was able to maintain the previous year's upward momentum.

After the success of ConMin West Africa 2017, the international trade fair for construction machinery, mining and building material machines is returning: the second ConMin West Africa will take place in the Nigerian capital city of Abuja between 15 and 17 May 2018. The German service provider for international exhibitions IMAG, together with its Nigerian partner Afrocet Montgomery is offering companies the opportunity to showcase their product portfolio in Nigeria's rapidly developing market.

ConMin West Africa (the international trade fair for construction machinery and mining in West Africa) and the accompanying "National Mining Summit" took place for the first time in Nigeria's capital Abuja from June 13th to 15th. The German foreign trade fair organizer IMAG, together with its Nigerian partner Afrocet Montgomery, had invited experts to the Abuja International Conference Centre. At the conference, about 250 participants from politics and industry discussed the promising future of mining in Nigeria and West Africa in various sessions. International exhibitors presented their innovations at the trade fair.