The Road to Actualizing the #AfCFTA - African Continental Free Trade Agreement!

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I have much to share today so lets get right to it....

  1. We are Official Partners of the African Export-Import Bank's (Afreximbank) - Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) and in just a few hours (December 2nd, 2020), I will host a FREE - sponsored public Information Session and global engagement- You are invited to join us for that Webinar here - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P1CWf_SQQuWvFbgQtP17Ng . I along with the organizing team will share with you how to leverage the #AfCFTA to expand into Africa through the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021). This Information Session represents a successful mobilization of Africans, Diaspora and Foreign Investors. The Start times in various time zones are: Chicago - 9am | Pacific - 6am | Eastern 10am | Kenya - 6pm | Nigeria - 4pm | South Africa - 5pm | London 3pm.  The IATF2021 is a unique event organized by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union (AU) and hosted by the Government of Rwanda to provide a platform to actualize the AfCFTA. It provides entry into a single market of over 1.2 billion people joined together by the newly established African Continental Free Trade Area, serving as a marketplace bringing together continental and global buyers and sellers and showcasing goods and services. For the IATF2021, Afreximbank is targeting Africa trade and investment deals of up to $40 billion! You do not want to miss this info session! We will be available live to answer any emerging questions you have about market access into Africa. The link to register again is - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P1CWf_SQQuWvFbgQtP17Ng
  2. The Nigerian Investment Conference that I held on Friday, November 27th & Saturday, November 28th was a huge success! Special thanks to all our executive speakers and delegates from The Nigerian Consulate General - New York, The Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), the representative of the Honorable Minister of Trade and Investment - Honorable Francis Anatogu - Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Public Sector Matters and Secretary of National Action Committee on AfCFTA, the Chairman/CEO Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and others that helped make this one of a kind event a success. Compliments from me you can access the videos here - https://www.nigeriainvestmentconference.com/
  3. The AfCFTA Roundtable Report is out! You may recall that back in October I hosted the first ever The AfCFTA Roundtable with guest speakers such as the World Bank Chief Economist on Africa - Dr. Albert Zeufack, Jean Bertrand Azapmo - Principal Adviser to the African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry H.E. Ambassador Albert Muchanga, Department of Trade and Industry, Prof. Landry Signé - Senior Director & Distinguished Fellow Brookings Institution etc. The Outcomes Report summarizing this engagement can be downloaded here - https://www.nazaru.com/afcfta-report. If you missed the actual engagement and you are interested in watching the video again you can access it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9854KQkCSyI (REMEMBER TO ALSO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE!)
  4. The Trade with Africa® Network is growing rapidly... For a small monthly subscription you can now access all our exclusive monthly Masterclasses (including the Africa Trade and Investment Masterclass, AGOA Export Development, Growing your Business and more), Trade Events, Training, Resources and most importantly find and connect with government and private sector trade and investment stakeholders 24/7. We created this private space to help people like you looking to fast-track their engagement in trade with Africa. I have found that many are onlookers with little knowledge and skills to complete successful transactions - this platform represents a way to grow trade and investment by investing time in people who are committed in a cost effective way. Find out more here - www.nazaru.trade

As you can see we continue to push forward with our mandate of growing regional and global trade with Africa and I invite you to join us on this journey. Africa is the next economic frontier and Nazaru is committed and here to provide services, platforms, networks and training to help our clients meet and exceed their trade and investment goals. Contact us today Email: info@nazaru.com | Phone (331)725-2963. I feel privileged to support the growth of commercial engagements with Africa - Thank you for reading this lengthy post :)

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Toyin Umesiri is the Founder of the Trade with Africa® Network (www.nazaru.trade) and the CEO of Nazaru llc., a U.S.A based company that connects you to Africa through product distribution, market insights, trade events, consulting and training. For more information about Nazaru LLC. Visit https://www.nazaru.com For other business inquiry email us at: info@nazaru.com

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