Amid multiple challenges facing the continent, policy leaders, yesterday, urged the Nigerian government and other African countries to highlight promising sectors and vectors of future growth in economic agenda.
The leaders spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
He said African leaders must act quickly to stimulate private investment in production, local processing and marketing of agricultural products. He said: “Indeed, the PPP model is proving to be a preferred solution, given the reduction in budgetary leeway in this period of crisis. Morocco’s Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, has signed a new investment charter, while Côte d’Ivoire’s Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, recently, engaged with the United States and Chinese leaders, as both seek to whip up post-COVID-19 foreign investment.
“We have also intensified our actions to counter the effects of climate change, with almost half of our equity investments being dedicated to climate , thus exceeding our objectives . We have redoubled our efforts with regard to short-term trade finance, as we are aware of the devastating impact of the current crises on the financing of international trade.”
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