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Let’s buy local products to steer economy back on recovery path

Rajul Malde, is the commercial director at Pwani Oil.

A major lesson from the massive disruption of global supply chains by Covid-19 is that countries need to invest in local manufacturing to curb dependence on imported products. 

The pandemic has also taught us that manufacturing is instrumental in supporting jobs, livelihoods and communities even in a challenging economic environment. 

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