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Merry Christmas & best wishes for a Happy New Year
To all our members, partners and friends - we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New Year!
Digital NABA-summit with record number of African guests
NABA’s annual Summit took place last week as the virtual Nordic-African Business Webcast, with a record number of African delegates. 50 distinguished speakers, including CEOs, politicians and sector experts, took part in more than 17 sessions focusing on how African – Nordic business communities best can re-connect, re-engage and recalibrate business strategies.
A message from the board
As these lines are put on paper, the world is fighting a global pandemic, and African economies will be hard hit. In a year where the African Continental Free Trade Area – the world’s second largest trade agreement - was supposed to kick-off 1st of July, the African continent will rather see most economies slide into recession, for the first time in 25 years. This will affect most members operating in African markets.
Corona Battlefield Africa
NABA’s advisory board member, Mr. Erik Solheim, published this article in newspaper VG on Monday 11th of May 2020.
Update from NABA in connection with the current coronavirus (COVID-19) situation
NABA has gathered the information/resources we find most useful in this overview.
Kenya – Norway business relations: turning a new page
One of Norway’s largest business delegations ever to visit Africa – including 25 NABA member companies – visited Nairobi in February. Critical to sustain the momentum is a bilateral trade agreement that should be reached before 2021.
Energy collaboration strengthened during official visit to Mozambique
Last week His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon visited Mozambique, and several Norwegian companies took part in a business seminar in Maputo, co-hosted by NABA, NORWEP, the Norwegian embassy in Maputo and CTA.
Productive lunch with Ethiopian Minister H.E. Muferiat Kamil
NABA and Norfund co-hosted a lunch meeting with Ethiopian Minister of Peace, H.E. Muferiat Kamil, this week. Minister Kamil travelled to Norway together with Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed who received the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday 10th of December.
NABA members met UN Special Envoy for Great Lakes
Members of NABA met UN Special Envoy Ambassador Huang Xia over lunch this week. Ambassador Xia gave an overview of the current situation in the region, focusing both on the political dimensions and the investment opportunities.
Business ties with Tunisia strengthened during NABA & NHO business mission
NABA and NHO members took part in a Tunisia - Norway Business Forum organized by UTICA and was introduced to new exciting Tunisian entrepreneurs at the Flat6Labs.
Large Ghana delegation searching business partners in Norway
NABA had the honor to receive the the tech companies in the Ghanian delegation and introduce our guests to some of the key tech Norwegian-African stakeholders based in Oslo.
NABA part of successful Africa Investment Forum 2019
NABA was present when more than 2000 delegates gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 11-13 for Africa’s largest marketplace for investments – Africa Investment Forum (AIF).
Experience sharing in focus at the 9th annual Nordic-African Business Summit
This week the Nordic-African Business Summit was hosted in Oslo for the 9th consecutive year by NABA and co-hosts Norfund and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
NABA congratulates Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
NABA congratulates Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed being awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
Brief overview: Nordic-African Business Summit 2019
For the ninth consecutive year NABA, together with its co-host Norfund and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will host the Nordic African Business Summit on the 8th of October 2019.
NABA Member of the month August: Turkish Airlines
Today Turkish Airlines signed a main partner agreement with NABA’s flagship event, the Nordic-African Business Summit, taking place on the 8th of October.
Strive Masiyiwa confirmed to the Nordic-African Business Summit in Oslo
NABA is pleased to announce that one of the continent’s premier business people, Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, will take part in a keynote conversation and technology session on the 8th of October.
NABA members establishing partnership with Benin in groundbreaking business mission
– With a 25-person strong delegation new business relations was created in Benin last week, says Eivind Fjeldstad, CEO of the Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA).
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