Afrinvest canvases foreign investment in re-emerging Nigerian economy

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Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited, a Lagos based investment house, last weekend in London pushed for foreign investors refocus on Nigeria as it launched the 2017 Edition of the annual Banking Sector Report at the London Stock Exchange (LSE), heralding the call that Nigeria has reopened for business.
The launch of the report was the anchor event of the 4th Nigeria Capital Markets and Banking Forum hosted by the LSE in collaboration with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and in partnership with Afrinvest. According to Group Managing Director, Afrinvest, Ike Chioke this is the right time for foreign investors to re-engage with the Nigerian economy.
He elucidated the stable macroeconomic environment that now exists in Nigeria, and the extensive reforms in diverse industries that continue to create a favourable environment for long term investments. In his words, “We stand on the side of optimism that the glass is half full. With a population of 180 million people growing at 2.8% and indicators that show positive GDP growth, certainly, the Nigerian economy is one to watch.
This forum, therefore, comes at a topical moment, and we are proud to lend our voice to the international community that Nigeria is open for business. This is the time to come back.” “We have already seen strong reforms in the agriculture, power and oil & gas sectors. In addition, there have been commendable efforts to improve the ease of doing business in Nigeria, including the introduction of Visa on Arrival.
We are, therefore, looking forward to building on the foundation of the stable macroeconomic environment and these reforms to develop the hard infrastructure that will culminate in extensive industrialization.” Special Guest of Honour, Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria expressed his delight over Afrinvest’s flagship report saying, “I would like to thank the Board and Management of Afrinvest for this incisive report that so clearly analyses Nigeria’s position, and does an excellent job of presenting Nigeria in its best light.” He went on to expound on the importance of the title of the report, Nigeria Reopens for Business, painting a picture of Nigeria’s journey to date.
“We recently found ourselves in a very difficult position with the sudden crash in crude oil prices, and there was a serious haemorrhage of foreign exchange reserves. Faced with the reality that we had to survive and under the leadership of the President, we were reminded that Nigeria once fed itself and thrived with revenues from agriculture. Since then, we have aggressively pursued diversification, and as we continue to look inwards, we are confident that we will increase the wealth of Nigeria.
Nigeria has indeed reopened for business.” Other notable dignitaries at the event were His Excellency Godwin Obaseki, Governor, Edo State; Dr Kayode Fayemi, Honourable Minister, Mines and Steel Development; Honourable Priti Patel, U. K. Secretary of State, International Development; Oscar Onyema, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Patience Oniha, Director General, Debt Management Office; Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Markets, NSE, among others. Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited is a leading independent investment banking firm with a focus on West Africa, and active in four principal areas: investment banking, securities trading, asset management, and investment research.
Afrinvest is both a leading provider of research content on the Nigerian market and a leading adviser to blue chip companies across West Africa on Mergers & Acquisitions and international capital market transactions.

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