The international floriculture industry is currently flourishing. Steady growth rates have been achieved in the past few decades, and global exports have increased by over 80% since 2005, reaching 20.6 billion USD in 2017. Africa is the region experiencing the most growth, with the East African countries of Kenya and Ethiopia being the leading exporters of cut flowers in the region. The booming floriculture industry Read More
The EAGC is a membership organization of grain stakeholders in Eastern Africa. EAGC’s aim is to advocate for an enabling environment for farmers and producers, whilst actively promoting and supporting structured grain trade for the benefit of stakeholders. Its charter spans 10 countries including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia and South Sudan. Justus Kioko (Vallis KRead More
Every year, Vallis hosts a week of structured presentations and activities to encourage personal development for staff. Africa and Middle East week invites several of our in-country staff to join Vallis UK for this team building exercise. Every year, Vallis hosts a week of structured presentations and activities to encourage personal development for staff. Africa and Middle East week invites several of our in-countryRead More
Vallis Trade Assurance Services (VTAS) has been active over the last few months in the northern states of Nigeria monitoring and receiving deliveries of non-pharmaceutical medical supplies. These supplies are destined for the Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Programme (MNCH2). It is a painstaking operation, ensuring that all items received meet the specifications and alerting the client should there be any discrepRead More
In addition to our newsletter of 31st May 2018 and to mark the successful start of operations in Guinea-Bissau, I am pleased to provide you with a comprehensive country report written by Kate Stanley who works in our Head Office. Guinea-Bissau Country Report This report and other Vallis reports can also be found in the Research section of our website. Please get in touch if you would like more information on this or Read More
We are very pleased to report that Vallis is operational once again in Guinea-Bissau after a 3-years absence. The 2 products we are currently handling are cement and cashew nuts. Inspections We are also running inspection programmes for various products from rice and tyres to roofing tiles, batteries, and even wine. Please get in touch if you would like more information on this or any of the services that Vallis provRead More
Over many months, we have received considerable interest from several trading and export companies for our services in Sudan. I am, therefore, delighted to announce that Vallis has established a subsidiary in Sudan and is ready to start operations. Our new Country Manager, Mazin Alsheikh, is an engineer and holds an MBA from the University of Khartoum. His early work was as a planning engineer in a petroleum company Read More
I am pleased to announce that Vallis has renewed its PI Insurance for another year. We are grateful to the pre-eminent Lloyd’s of London broker, JLT – www.JLT.com – for placing cover with A+ S&P rated Lloyd’s underwriting syndicates. The Lloyd’s market has seen a considerable hardening of rates, which is a message that has been coming to us from both international trade finance banksRead More
Having contributed to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Report 2018, Vallis received an invitation to a VIP reception at the House of Lords (the upper house of the UK Parliament) hosted by the Right Honourable Lord Howell of Guildford. Our representative at the event was Ceris Turner-Bailes from the head office. Lord Howell gave a brief address where he emphasized the importance of Britain’s trade liRead More
We are pleased to announce that we have launched a new VTAS website for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market that is in the Arabic language. The website can be accessed at: www.VallisTAS-MENA.com. At Vallis, we always try to enhance our online presence. We trust this latest development will provide our customers and visitors with content directly relevant to the MENA region. Please get in touch if you wouldRead More