The number of foreign companies attending this year’s Bucharest International Technological Fair (TIB) has gone up from last year, as they have come to account for 42% of the total participants, that is 6% more than in 2002. The number of countries represented at the event has gone up, as well, to 27 from 22 last year. The countries at this fair include European Union members but also Nigeria, Moldova, Turkey or Taiwan. The organisers expect this year’s edition held at the Romexpo exhibition complex throughout October 7-12 to see the number of visitors follow the same trend as the number of foreign companies attending. “We have more companies attending the event this year compared with last year and expect the number of visitors to be higher than last year, as well,” Ovidiu Rada, TIB 2003 project manager said. ZF