Invitation to Africa Investment Forum Closing Press Conference

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10 November 2023
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What: Africa Investment Forum closing press conference

Who: The African Development Bank Group and Africa Investment Forum founding partners

When: Friday, 10 November 2023, 17.45 to 18.45 GMT +1

Where: Les Ambassadeurs Room, Palais des Congrès, Marrakech and Virtual

African Development Bank Group President and Chairperson of the Africa Investment Forum, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, and representatives of the other founding partners will host a press conference today, Friday 10 November, 17:45-18:45 GMT+1.

The press conference will mark the end of three days of deal-making, business connections, and forward-looking discussions on a new Africa that is built on transformative investments.

Dr Adesina will make key announcements on the outcome of the three-day meeting. Several heads of state and more than 1000 participants, including CEOs, heads of multilateral and regional financial institutions, business leaders, project developers, and government ministers attended the 2023 Market Days.

The Africa Investment Forum's eight founding partners are the African Development Bank Group, Africa50, Africa Finance Corporation, Afreximbank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, European Investment Bank, Islamic Development Bank, and Trade and Development Bank.

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AIF Champions Sports As Key African Economic Growth Sector

Sports will take center stage at the 2023 Africa Investment Forum Market Days from 8-10 November in Marrakech, Morocco. Since its inaugural event in 2018, Africa's premier investment platform has long showcased the vast potential of sports as a business on the continent. Today, the global sports industry, worth $512 billion in 2023, is projected to grow to $624 billion in 2027, according to the Sports Global Market Report 2023 published by the Business Research Company

Morocco's King Mohammed VI opened the 2023 Africa Investment Forum Market Days on Wednesday with a call for Africans to work together to attract the levels of private investment needed to drive the continent's inclusive development.

Heads of state and government took the opportunity of the three-day Forum to make the case for investment in their countries by participating in deal-focused boardrooms and thematic plenaries. They include Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros and current chairperson of the African Union, Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, Rwanda's Prime Minister Eduardo Girente and the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley.

Journalists are invited to click here to register to attend virtually.

Interpretations will be provided in English, French, and Arabic.

Live streaming link: https://afdb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JP_rNIGtRgeCYnJ4X7wlHw

Media contact:

Communication and External Relations Department, African Development Bank, email: [email protected]

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