Industrialisation in Africa: Seizing Opportunities in Global Value Chains
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
12:00 14:30
Knight Frank
55 Baker StreetLondon, England, W1U 8EWUnited Kingdom
Recent global macroeconomic disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic and further escalated by Russia’s war on Ukraine has disturbed international supply chains. For African economies, strengthening local production is of paramount importance to ensure a successful and sustainable recovery from external economic shocks and strengthen the region’s economic base for the future. This calls for investment to reshape Africa’s participation in global value chains. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can work to optimise the continent’s economic potential to foster stronger regional value chains while tackling barriers to trade and investment, as unlocking intra-regional trade is central to driving Africa’s growth, creating jobs, and expanding prosperity.
Navigating the African DFI’s Funding Landscape
Thursday, 24 November 2022
08:00 10:00
DLA Piper
61 Katherine StreetSandton, GP, 2196 South Africa
Development finance institutions play a significant role in African markets where high risk perception and underdeveloped financial markets dampen investor appetite. DFIs have a developmental mandate but they retain a fiduciary responsibility towards their shareholders, usually governments. In this landscape, the lines have become somewhat blurred with DFI’s financing projects where private sector could fund. The DFI’s now compete for projects based on their term sheet in the market instead of creating projects. Each DFI has a different mandate, and these are specific to their operations and appetite. Grant funding is not typically offered and there is very small scope for technical assistance and concessional funding. DFI’s use patient capital and quasi equity although they are often capped at low levels.
Invest in Botswana
13th of December 2022
Start at:09:30
The Hague , The Netherlands
Have you ever considered doing business with or investing in Botswana? The Netherlands-African Business Council in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in the Benelux invites you to attend ‘Invest in Botswana’ on the 13th December 2022. Botswana was ranked 6th in Africa on the Ease of Doing Business list of the World Bank. The country has a high sovereign credit rating and is well-placed in the top-5 of countries with the highest GDP on the continent. Furthermore, Botswana, with its population of 2.4 million, is considered one of the most politically stable countries on the continent.
During this event, interested companies will learn more about business opportunities in Botswana, as well as the incentives for companies that want to set up in ‘Special Economic Zones.’
Investment opportunities in food and water
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
9:00 AM 10:45 AM
B-Open Nordics Office
27 HammarbybackenStockholm, Stockholms län, 120 30 Sweden
Welcome to SWEACC Investment Cluster breakfast event
Agribusiness is very important in Africa, depending on the country 65-90% of the population is involved in some kind of agribusiness. Some of the challenges you can find in East Africa for water and food security have a relationship to climate change (extreme weather) but also conflict, and lately the Covid pandemic. Recently we can also see global price shocks that affect both Europe and Africa. There is volatility in commodity markets, increases in energy and fertilizer prices, trade disruptions, and more. These problems also create issues for security when you must create new supply chains and partnerships.
There are acute problems with famine, water supplies, and food security even in stable markets. Not access to innovation, new technology, and in some cases valid pharmaceuticals and veterinarian medicine creates problems, and opportunities.
There are room for new partnerships and joint ventures, strictly private but also public-private partnerships, so-called PPP. We will listen to MTI Investment and some of their experiences in East Africa but also hear about possible partnerships available for Swedish companies in East Africa.
Welcome to discuss investment opportunities in food and water.
Implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
08 - 09 November 2022
Online or Villa Schifanoia - Florence, Italy
A roundtable organised in partnership between the EUI and UNCTAD
UNCTAD and the Global Governance Programme at the European University Institute (EUI) have developed a research and capacity-building programme to assist policy makers and the private sector on specific operationally-important international economic law and policy areas. This programme has been instrumental in supporting the WTO least Developed Countries (LDC) group to the Nairobi Decision on preferential rules of origin for LDCs, holding a series of high-level round tables on rules of origin, and most recently, exploring new approaches to trade facilitation for West African countries.
Most recently, many LDCs and developing countries have entered mega-regional free trade areas such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Regional Economic Partnership Agreements (RCEP). There are wide expectations of economic prosperity arising from these mega-regional agreements that cover several disciplines encompassing trade in services, goods, and investment in e-commerce and digital services. Yet the effective implementation of such agreements and the depth of effective trade liberalisation will largely determine their success.
Kenya Economic Outlook
1st November 2022
From 10.00AM To 11.00AM
Online
Following the election of William Ruto as president, what are the key issues and priorities driving the business and policy landscapes in East Africa's biggest and most dynamic economy?
9th German-African Agribusiness Forum 2023
January 23rd, 2023
Berlin, Germany
The Path to Food Sovereignty – Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture for Africa.
The agricultural sector is the backbone of many African economies and accounts for around a quarter of the continents economic output. But still, in many parts of the continent local production cannot keep up with the continued population growth.
Disruptions in the agricultural supply and value chains due to the covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine lead to surging food prices and shortages in many parts of the continent. With the prospect of deteriorating effects of climate change and ongoing weather extremes, the modernization of African agriculture and agri-food systemsseems almost inevitable.
«Agriculture and Tourism Opportunities in Zambia»
3, November 2022
16:00- 18:00 (Greece), 15: 00 -17:00 (Zambia)
The Hellenic-African Chamber of Commerce and Development in cooperation with the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) are organizing a virtual conference on the topic: «Agriculture and Tourism Opportunities in Zambia»
The teleconference will bring together leading government and business officials from Zambia on one hand as well as Greek entrepreneurs, members and non-members of our Chamber active or interested in Zambia.
Angola Business Forum
THURSDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2022
9.00 AM - 12.00 PM
Oslo, Norway
As part of an official visit to Norway, NABA will be hosting Angola's president His Excellency João Lourenço to discuss reform, economic prospects, and investment opportunities in the country. Don't miss this unique opportunity to gain insight into the key trends shaping Angola's economic landscape.
Délégation ministérielle: Investir en République Démocratique du Congo
le 25 novembre 2022, entre 08H30 et 13H00 à Paris
Chers adhérents, chers amis,
Le 25 novembre prochain, le CIAN et l'ANAPI (Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements de RDC) organisent, en partenariat avec la CCI Paris-Île-de-France et son Comité Afrique-France, les cabinets Sud Axe Partners et Relecom Partners, une rencontre d'affaires exceptionnelle avec une délégation ministérielle de la République Démocratique du Congo.
Emmenée par le Ministre du Plan S.E. Christian MWANDO NSIMBA KABULO, et le Ministre de l'Industrie, S.E. Julien PALUKU, la délégation sera aussi composée du Directeur général de l'Agence de promotion des Investissements en RDC, de représentants des agences gouvernementales, ainsi que de gouverneurs de province, en présence de S.E. Isabel THSOMBE, Ambassadrice de la RDC en France.