In its continued efforts to further open up the country’s economy to international capital and attract foreign investment, the Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Africa Business Roundtable, has launched the second edition of the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum (NIEPF). organize editions. Investment platform, this time in New York, USA.
This high-level event is scheduled on Thursday, September 22, 2022, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in the American city.
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Held alongside the annual global gathering, the NIEPF is attended by world leaders in politics, economics, the media, civil society organizations and the international media to bring about the enormous economic impact of Nigeria’s and Africa’s major economies. Expected to focus on possibilities.
Most importantly, President Muhammad Buhari delivered a keynote address at the event and hosted a high-level presidential session with fellow presidents and heads of delegation on issues requiring joint action for African countries in post-COVID and other development drives is to 19 Recovery and Fundraising Priorities. Africa’s investment climate and markets, and continental risk mitigation.
The NIEPF brings together high-ranking Nigerian government officials and well-known and highly regarded global public and private sector players with an interest in Nigeria’s economic prospects, with a focus on Nigeria in the global economy. Nigeria’s International Partnership on Development Drives.
Given the wide range of personalities participating in the forum, the following thematic sessions will be clustered: (i) Growing Nigerian Agriculture for Food Security and Access to Export Markets/G20-Nigeria Partnership in Agriculture; (ii) Facilities to Link Governments, Trade Sponsors and International Capital Pools in Education; Expand international resources to fund education in Africa, with a focus on creating (iii) The Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector: A Path Focused on Reform, Outcomes, and Increased Investment in Gas Markets — Plants, Parks, Cylinders, Reinjections.
Other issues scheduled for discussion include: A Path to Climate Change and a Clean Environment with emphasis on Paths to Clean Economy, Clean Energy and Clean Development. Focus on developing infrastructure such as agriculture-to-market corridors, farm-to-port corridors, export transport corridors, railway networks, road network upgrades and expansions, airport upgrades, including export-only airports, power generation, transmission and distribution. Funding for infrastructure in Nigeria laid.
Speakers and panelists at the event include Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group. Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Satya Nadella, President, U.S. Business Council and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation; Antony Brinken, U.S. Secretary of State; Zainab Shamsna Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning; John Kerry, US Special Envoy for Climate Affairs; Abdul Samad Rabiu, Executive Chairman of BUA Group, who is also Chairman of the French-Nigeria Business Council.
Others include Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Executive Director of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. There is Amina J. Mohammed, who is I will mention only a few.
