Africa Offers Asian Business an Abundance of Investment Opportunities, Webinar Participants Learn

The African Development Bank held a workshop to convey the continent's immense investment and partnership opportunities to Asian business leaders, particularly as the continent seems poised to return to economic growth in 2021 following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-hour virtual event, held in English, Korean, and Chinese, offered participants an opportunity to learn more about the Bank and its operations. The webinar comes on the heels of the recently launched African Economic Outlook 2020 -Asia Supplement, which revised growth projections and outlook for Africa for 2020 and 2021. "I take this opportunity to strongly encourage Asian private sector entities gathered here today, to partner with the Bank to take advantage of the multiple investment opportunities that exist on the continent," said Samuel Higenyi Mugoya, the Bank's Director for Syndication, Co-financing and Client Solutions Department, which co-organized the event, together with the Bank's Asia External Representation Office. In introducing the Bank, Takashi Hanajiri, Head of the Asia External Representation Office, provided an overview of the Bank and its history and components before providing a summary of its flagship Africa Investment Forum (AfricaInvestmentForum.com) initiative and the opportunities it offers.