Dia El Haj Ibrahima, special envoy
Organized by the Africa Arab Investment and Trade Center, the fifth edition of the Trade and Investment Forum was held in Algiers on March 31 and April 1, 2018.
This year’s theme was “Africa, Technology, Development”. Some 600 visitors and exhibitors from more than 26 nationalities were counted. According to the director general of the forum,
Amine Boutalbi, “the priority is to make this center a true hub promoting meetings and exchanges of skills contributing to the economic development of the continent.”
Make Algeria a real gateway for investors
More than 130 meetings in B to B were conducted during this meeting between Algerian and foreign promoters in the sectors of industry, construction, food, infrastructure, energy, telecommunications, crafts , training and services. In addition, there are 70 B to B meetings between foreign participants from more than 26 countries.
Present in Algiers, Ridha Saidi, Tunisian Minister to the Head of Government in charge of Economic Affairs, believes that “this meeting is an opportunity to highlight the efforts made by both sides by governments in terms of partnerships, strengthen ties of friendship between our countries, to better seize investments, to share experiences and to support the economic growth of the continent as a whole “.
Abundant in the same direction, Ibrahima Issifi Sadou, Nigerian Minister of Employment, even in the meeting in Algiers an opportunity to discuss trade and investment between partners historically linked by geography and culture. He points out that the African potential is immense and diversified and that the opening of the countries to the investors allows its exploitation “.
For the many participants, the meeting in Algeria was a real opportunity for exchange on issues of cooperation and private investment.
