Top officials of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), will on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, meet Nigerian business leaders at the African Investment Forum Roadshow holding in Abuja.
The forum, the second edition, slated for November 11 to 13, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa, a statement by the organizers says, is the continent’s biggest investment marketplace for accelerated economic transformation
The forum, it continued, is dedicated to advancing projects throughout Africa to bankable stages, raising capital, and accelerating the financial closure of deals.
The Abuja roadshow, which targets chief executives, captains of industry, state governments and other key players, it said, “will re-affirm Nigeria’s investment-ready status. The event will build on the quantity and quality of deals brokered in 2018, as well as explore investment opportunities across the continent.”
By convening Nigeria’s premium project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors, the roadshow is also expected to showcase bankable projects, attract financing, and provide platforms for investing across multiple countries.