FEDEX COMING TO BOTSWANA FedEx Corp. announced in a company press release yesterday (Saturday 3 May) that its FedEx Express subsidiary acquired Supaswift businesses in Botswana and six other countries, which are Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia. FedEx Express further states that it now has direct access across the seven countries to 40 facilities and over 1000 team members, who join the ranks of more than 300,000 FedEx team members globally. FedEx Express offers export, import and domestic solutions across Southern Africa, connecting the region to more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, enhancing customers’ business flexibility and speed to market. “Southern Africa is a key region for us,” said Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corp. “The region offers tremendous opportunities for both local and international customers to access new markets and increase market share. FedEx Express first entered the African market in the early 1990s through an established network of Global Service Providers. Acquiring Supaswift businesses is part of our growth strategy in one of the world’s most rapidly developing regions,” said David Binks, regional president, FedEx Express Europe, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa.
Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2014 12:13:48 +0000
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