June 11, (THEWILL) – In line with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) framework to deepen economic integration and enhance business relationships in the continent, the Abuja Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with CMD Tourism and Trade Enterprises and KVS International have completed plans to host one the largest Business-to-Business trade event in Abuja, Nigeria’s FCT.
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and other partners involved in planning the AfritradeB2B, a 2-day event tagged “Trading Under AFCFTA: A Game Changer”, announced that it will hold from 13th to 14th of July, 2023, at the main hall of Continental Hotel Abuja.
Miss Cecile Doumbe, the Managing Director of CMD Tourism and Trade Enterprises, explained that “facilitating AfritradeB2B is in line with developing economic cooperation, trade and investment within Africa. AfritradeB2B meeting is more than an event. It is a platform that creates opportunities for participants to develop profitable trade partnerships with stakeholders and actors across critical sectors of the African economy.
“We are establishing a match-making platform including fine-selected African prospects and Nigerian economic operators harnessed from B2B meetings.”
The AfriTradeB2B organisers have promised that it will be one of the most impactful business-to-business fairs to be held in Africa this year. Their strategy for delivering the event is based on identifying specific-sector needs of African trade concerns and match-making them with development opportunities across different African countries within the framework of AFCFTA.
Doumbe emphasised that “AfritradeB2B is a significant trade and investment event for business networking and partnerships in Africa. We intend to generate more than nine hundred matched profiles from more than two hundred Nigerian-selected companies, and more than one hundred targeted African Businesses around the continent.
“The AfriTradeB2B conference in Abuja will provide a wide range of diverse trade solutions including transfer of technology, business joint ventures, investments assets, distribution channels, trade partnerships, licence agreement and sales agreement.”
So far, AfriTradeB2B has been roundly endorsed by different business and trade agencies of Nigeria such as the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Nigerian Export Promotion Company (NEPC); Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA); Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON); National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC); and National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR).
More so, the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) have equally given their stamp of approval for the trade event.
Janefrances Ebere Chibuzor is a Tourism Writer at THEWILL
