Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday left Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled in Davos, Switzerland.
According to his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, the vice president will meet with world leaders, senior executives and representatives of development partners to discuss the state of the global economy with a view to improving its conditions.
According to him, during his stay in Davos, the Vice President will hold bilateral meetings with other leaders, as well as participate in workshops and forums scheduled for the annual meeting.
Events scheduled for the Vice President include a workshop titled “Roadmap to Co-Create Investment Opportunities for Africa's Frontier Markets,” organized by the African Development Bank in collaboration with the World Economic Forum to boost the flow of capital to the border markets of Africa. scale solutions that build a prosperous, inclusive and resilient continent. It is planned for the Jakobshorn Congress Centre.
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Highlights of the agenda will be the announcement of the Humanitarian and Resilience Investment (HRI) Roadmap for Africa, in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the fostering of partnerships between public and sector leaders. private sector interested in mobilizing investments in Africa's frontier markets. inter alia.
The vice president will also attend a dinner for heads of state, government and international organizations, as well as the winners of the Crystal Awards of the 2025 Annual Meeting, the International Business Council and strategic partners planned in Kurpark Village, Eiger.
Senator Shettima will also co-chair a forum on “Making Digital Trade a Catalyst for Growth in Africa” scheduled for the Pischa Congress Centre.
The session will provide a dynamic platform for a forward-looking dialogue on digital trade and the crucial role of the private sector in advancing the implementation of the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol adopted by the AU heads of state and government in January of 2024.
Shettima will attend, as a panelist, a Stakeholder Dialogue titled “Global Risks 2025.”
The Global Risks Report highlights an increasingly volatile global landscape, marked by accelerating geopolitical, technological and environmental challenges. The event is scheduled for the Aspen 2 Congress Center in Davos.
The Vice President, who will be accompanied by senior government officials, including the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, and the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi, will return to Abuja on end of their commitments. in Davos.
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