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NIGERIA The PRESIDENCY BULET HOUSE Garki Abuja. |
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NEPAD
Business Group comprises leading business organisations who
have a broad constituency - both inside and outside Africa -
and are committed to helping the continent realise its full
economic potential. The group will act as a medium between NEPAD
and private companies who support its aims. The group will share
information on trade and investment opportunities in Africa
and encourage private sector involvement in sustainable development
projects.
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The
Africa Business Round Table
The African Business Round Table (ABR)
was set up in 1990 by the Africa Development Bank (ADB).
It is committed to strengthening the African private sector.
The ABR is dedicated to fostering sustainable economic
growth and social development in Africa through helping
to create a conducive business environment for responsible
private sector investment and promoting intra-African
trade and investment. It is the foremost pan-African business
organisation and has five regional Chapters and an International
Chapter.
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ICC
- International Chamber of Commerce
ICC
is the world business organisation, the only representative
body that speaks with authority on behalf of enterprises
from all sectors in every part of the world.
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Commonwealth
Business Council
CBC works to promote trade and investment
throughout the Commonwealth. It was set up in 1997 with
the support of Commonwealth Heads of Government. CBC has
150 corporate members, and over 2000 small and medium
company associates.
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Forum
Francophone Des Affaires
Forum Francophone des Affaires is an
international organisations promoting business and investment
opportunities in francohphone markets across 50 countries
and 5 continents.
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Business
Humanitarian Forum
The Business Humanitarian Forum's purpose
is to encourage dialogue and mutual support between the
business and humanitarian communities, based on their
common interests in the stability, prosperity and democratic
evolution of developing societies and countries in transition.
The Business Humanitarian Forum was founded based on UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's vision of bringing business
partners together with humanitarian organisations to rebuild
infrastructures and jointly resolve humanitarian problems.
The BHF is headquartered in Geneva and its contact group
includes all Geneva-based international organisations
and multinational businesses.
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Conseil
Francais des Investisseurs en Afrique (CIAN)
CIAN is the French Council of Investors
in Africa, a private sector organisation, grouping together
more than 100 companies and representing about 80% of
the activity of French firms invested or operating in
Africa.
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Corporate
Council on Africa (CCA)
The corporate Council is the leading
US private sector organisation representing US business
interests in Africa formed in 1992 with approximately
180 US corporate members. CCA is involved in promoting
investment and trade opportunities in Africa and liasing
with the U administration on policy matters on Africa.
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British
Africa Business Association (BABA)
BABA, founded in 1995, is the federal
grouping of three major business associations in UK whose
main focus is to facilitate investment and trade with
sub-Saharan Africa via:
*The Eastern Africa Association (EAA) www.eaa.saba.co.uk
*The Southern Africa Business Association (SABA) www.saba.co.uk
*The Wes Africa Business Association (WABA) www.waba.co.uk
The objective of BABA is to facilitate
co-operation between the three member organisations and
act on their behalf on matters of common interest as appropriate
in London, Brussels, Washington and in Africa.
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International
Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)
The Forum works strategically with
business, civil society and the public sector in transition
and emerging economies in order to achieve socially, economically
and environmentally sustainable development.
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Business
Council Europe Africa Mediteranean (BCEAM)
Through its members BCEAM represents
some 1,500 European Union companies with interests in
the African continent, from the Mahgreb to South Africa,
and representing over 3,000,000 employees. Their activities
cover the complete range of commerce and industry, including,
agriculture, mining, transport, banking and the service
sectors. At present BCEAM groups all existing EU employers'
Associations of private sector specialised on developing
economic relationships with African countries.
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Pan
African Employers Confederation (PEC)
PEC is the grouping of all employers
associations across Africa with representation in 39 countries
on the continent. As the regional representative of the
international organisation of employers network, it works
closely with over 135 national employers' organisations
from 131 countries.
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Canadian
Council on Africa
The Canadian Council was founded in
May 2002. The Canadian Council represents the Canadian
private sector and engages with the Canadian government
on Africa trade, investment and development issues.
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Alhaji
Bamanga Tukur
Chair, Executive President
African Business Round Table |
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Maria
Livanos Cattaui
Secretary General,
ICC |
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Dr
Mohan Kaul
Director-General,
Commonwealth Business Council |
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Stephen
Hayes
President, Corporate Council on Africa |
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Anthony
Bouthelier
Secretary General,
Conseil Francais des Investisseurs en Afrique (CIAN)
Board Member (BCEAM |
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Hubert
Y.O. Danso
Secretary and group contact,
Director African Investment Advisory
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NEPAD
Business Group was established to help realise NEPAD's objectives
by providing:
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1.
BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE
We will provide a wealth of business expertise. This is,
afterall, our great strength. The development of a "Business
and NEPAD Road Map" is already underway, designed
to overcome impediments to trade and investment in Africa.
The road map will feed into, and take lessons from, the
UN Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey
(March 2002), the G8 Summit in Kananaskis (June 2002)
and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg
(September, 2002).
2. LOCAL SUPPORT
Many of our member companies have operations on the ground
across Africa and hence have valuable firsthand experience
not only of the challenges of working in Africa, but also
the best strategies to overcome them.
3. AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM
We will organise a series of conferences where solutions
will be sought to the most pressing challenges facing
NEPAD. The first of these will be the 3rd ICC African
Regional Meeting in Cameroon in October 2002. This will
be a high-level gathering of key political and business
leaders and will focus exclusively on the role of business
in NEPAD.
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