Onowu who hosted members of Belgium Luxemburg Nigeria
Chamber of Commerce (BLNCC) at an event tagged “Ambassador meet and Greet” said
Nigeria is not only a major investment hub in Africa, but the largest economy
in Africa adding “a country that had just crawled out of recession last year,
in the first quarter of this year recorded 0.5% growth in its GDP and 5.01% in
the second quarter “
He disclosed that the impressive record is a huge plus to
Nigeria’s economy, particularly with the 5.01% growth recorded in the second
quarter, 92% of which was from the non-oil sector.
According to him, the Federal Government has done so much to
diversify the economy which has opened up investment opportunities for foreign
investors
“The present administration has worked tirelessly to
diversify the economy beyond oil by creating opportunities for investment in
the non-oil sector especially in the areas of agriculture, ICT, health,
manufacturing, construction and other sectors with positive results” he said
Ambassador Onowu disclosed that just like other countries,
Nigeria has its own share of challenges He however noted that some of the
challenges are potential business opportunities for would be investors.
Onowu, therefore called on investors in Belgium and
Luxemburg to see Nigeria as their destination.
In his remarks, the Chairman of BLNCC, Chris Amssoms ,
disclosed that Nigeria’s economy is the most important on the African continent
stressing that it was an honour to introduce Ambassador Onowu to the business
community in Belgium.
According to BLNCC, the objectives of Ambassador meet and
Greet are as follows:
“Identify businesses with interests in Nigeria and avail
them a convivial environment to meet with the new-trade friendly Ambassador,
his trade advisors and other senior members of his team, identify business
potentials and prospects for Nigeria in the priority sectors of the Ambassador
and activate an interface between them, and the Ambassador’s trade team, and
create opportunities for the Ambassador to directly address the business
community collectively on business opportunities in Nigeria and open a line of
communication as precursor for possible one-on-one session”
The event which was organized by the BLNCC in collaboration
with Nigerian Embassy in Belgium brought together the crème de la crème in the
Belgian and Luxembourg business world.
It afforded the Ambassador the opportunity to interact with
the business tycoons and let them know untapped business opportunities in
Nigeria
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