The African Business Club hosts its first ABC IF edition based on Investment Forum for Africa on Friday, November 29th, 2013 from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm in Paris, France.
Established in 2003, African Business Club is a network of managers and prospective managers, who form a platform for exchanging ideas. ABC’s goal is to contribute to Africa’s economic development. Its actions have so far focused on four areas: information, employment, entrepreneurship and education. Africa Business Club has recently created a 5 new area to strengthen its commitment towards Africa. This is the ABC Investment Forum and it focuses on the investment issues in Africa.
African growth: myth or reality
Although Africa is currently considered by economists as one of the main engines of growth, there are still certain opportunities unknown to investors. This lack of knowledge limits the expansion of key sectors. It also limits the optimal utilization of reforms implemented by many African countries to attract foreign investment and strengthen the local businesses. This difficulty has led Africa to design and implement new policies regarding sustainable development. Today, Africa is the continent with the highest rate of investment return. Consequently, Africa’s economy is rapidly growing compared to other regions of the world. Africa, as shown by economic indicators and human development index, has shown tremendous economic growth. For this reason, this growth needs to be sustained by entrepreneurs and investors.
An ambitious economic forum to serve entrepreneurs and investors...
ABC Investment Forum is an innovative event whose ultimate goal is the promotion of investment in Africa and hence represents the cornerstone of economic development. ABC Investment Forum is both an exhibition place and a meeting place between different economic actors debating on issues related to investment. The agenda of this forum includes two main activities, which are conferences/workshops and exhibitions.
Exhibition
- Country exhibition: representatives will promote their national economy and answer the questions regarding their projects, as well as economic and investment policies
- Support exhibition: organizations will offer various services and products for businesses and projects
- Funding exhibition: project leaders having good knowledge of the continent will be able to meet investors from different backgrounds who are willing to invest in Africa
Workshops and conferences
- Workshops: investors and entrepreneurs provide solutions to problems faced and exchange best practices and ideas for overcoming some challenges.
- Plenary sessions: this session would be based on topics such as promising sectors of investment in Africa, economic impact of regional integration, access to finance, investment responsibility, etc.
ABC Investment Forum in Numbers...
- 1000 visitors expected
- About 10 guest countries including Namibia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Mauritius, etc. More than 20 companies specializing in support services and funding.
- 3 major conferences on various topics dedicated to investment in Africa
- 6 workshops on business and financial issues
- A lot of meetings with African policymakers
Contacts
Marcelle CHEGWA - ABC Investment Forum Coordinator
Tel: +33 (0) 6 22 57 00 67 / email: marcelle.chegwa@businessclubafrica.org
Léonie NGOLLE – Communication supervisor
Tel: +33 (0) 7 61 02 68 69 / email: leonie.ngolle@gmail.com
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