A delegation from the Africa Investment Consortium is participating in a high-level networking event for businesses in Africa which is aimed at promoting African businesses and trade among African countries.
The 2021 edition of the fair is being hosted by the African Union, African Export-Import Bank and the Government of the Republic of South Africa in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. The fair begun on 15th November 2021 and is expected to close on 21st November 2021.
This theme for this year’s fair is “Building Bridges for a Successful AfCFTA”. The fair will put a strong focus on recognising growth opportunities for intra-African cross-border trade and investments.
Africa Investment Consortium’s participation in the fair will maximize the company’s exposure and the opportunity to reach to wider African markets leaders and innovators. It will also offer the AIC an opportunity to connect many African businesses and investors within the continent and beyond.
The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) is a trade show that provides a platform for sharing trade, investment and market information and enabling buyers and sellers, investors and countries to meet, discuss and conclude business deals.
By forming partnerships in Africa and throughout the world, Africa Investment Consortium can assist African companies, SME’s, governments and individual have access to investors across the globe.
In addition to establishing a business-to-business and a business-to-government exchange platform for business deals and advisory services, this edition of the biennial Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) will provide a platform for entry into a single market of over 1.2 billion people joined together by the African Continental Free Trade Area, serving as a marketplace bringing together continental and global buyers and sellers and showcasing goods and services.
Africa Investment Consortium offers bespoke investment facilitation services for governments, investment firms and businesses. Our service delivery strategy incorporates feasibility analysis, deal structuring and business development, thereby providing full-service solutions to our clients.
About Africa Investment Consortium
Africa Investment Consortium is a transaction advisory and investment facilitation firm working with governments, investment corporations, and development agencies to finance public and private sector projects in Africa.
AIC offers capital raising services to large as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to expand their businesses across the continent. In doing this, AIC solves the financing challenges of businesses by connecting them with financing sources, communicating their business value, and negotiating investment terms. We are positioned to oversee their complete investment process from start to finish
About IATF
IATF is an initiative that supports the implementation of the AfCFTA. It is organised by Afreximbank in collaboration with the African Union, marking an important step to sustainably addressing the gap in trade and market information for the successful realisation of the AfCFTA objectives.