Representatives of 16 United States’ companies cutting across multiple sectors arrived Nigeria on Monday and expressed the readiness of their firms to invest in the country.
The three-day visit was described as the largest overall US Government-led trade mission to Africa in history.
The Trade Winds-Africa spinoff trade mission to Lagos saw a day of meetings for US business executives with Nigerian government leaders and entrepreneurs, furthering business leads and deals between both countries.
The overall Trade Winds-Africa trade mission is said to have brought more than 100 US companies to the continent this year.
The acting US Consul General in Lagos, Dehab Ghebreab, said, “Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa with countless business opportunities, and it can be a great launching point into other African markets.”
The Trade Winds-Africa mission is part of the concerted effort of President Barack Obama’s Doing Business in Africa campaign, under which the US Government has committed billions of dollars to financing in order to stimulate trade and investment in a wide range of industrial sectors.
“Nigeria’s burgeoning market means untold possibilities for US companies, which can provide quality goods, services and solutions in a broad array of sectors,” the US Senior Commercial Officer, Brian McCleary, who is based in Lagos, said.
The delegation was in South Africa from September 16 to 18 for business-to-business meetings and a forum with regional leaders and representatives of US and African companies.
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