Repositioning the Nam narrative
Government offices, ministries and agencies have banded together to stage a two-day investors'' conference next month.
Potential investors from as far as Brazil, China, Turkey and the US are arriving in Namibia early next month for a financiers'' conference to be hosted by the Namibian government.
The minister of industrialisation, trade and SME development, Immanuel Ngatjizeko, yesterday announced the ''Invest in Namibia 2016 International Investment Conference'', to be held on 8 and 9 November.
“Under the capable leadership of the Office of the President - the ministries of Finance, Home Affairs and International Relations and Cooperation are working together to reposition the Namibian narrative, one where business unusual is our modus operandi,” Ngatjizeko said.
The team created to organise the forum expects about 500 potential investors, with confirmations already received from Angola, Brazil, China, Germany, South Africa, Turkey, the US and Zimbabwe.
Project proposals for consideration were invited by the ministry in recent months, and Ngatjizeko said 20 of these had been selected as “endorsed optimal investment opportunities”.
Expressing faith in the country''s allure to investors, Ngatjizeko said sectors of particular focus include affordable housing, agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, tourism, logistics and energy.
“The country presents investors with a stable economic framework where the rules for doing business are predictable. Also the legislative environment provides peace of mind…” the minister said.
The organisers expect about 500 guests: roughly 150 international guests, 150 local investors and about 200 delegates representing industry.
Ngatjizeko also announced Standard Bank Namibia as this year''s main sponsor of the conference.
“By making a contribution of N$1.5 million, the famous blue bank showed its true mettle, that of being a true Namibian patriot and helping us market Namibia in essence as an ideal investment location,” he said.
DENVER ISAACS
The minister of industrialisation, trade and SME development, Immanuel Ngatjizeko, yesterday announced the ''Invest in Namibia 2016 International Investment Conference'', to be held on 8 and 9 November.
“Under the capable leadership of the Office of the President - the ministries of Finance, Home Affairs and International Relations and Cooperation are working together to reposition the Namibian narrative, one where business unusual is our modus operandi,” Ngatjizeko said.
The team created to organise the forum expects about 500 potential investors, with confirmations already received from Angola, Brazil, China, Germany, South Africa, Turkey, the US and Zimbabwe.
Project proposals for consideration were invited by the ministry in recent months, and Ngatjizeko said 20 of these had been selected as “endorsed optimal investment opportunities”.
Expressing faith in the country''s allure to investors, Ngatjizeko said sectors of particular focus include affordable housing, agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, tourism, logistics and energy.
“The country presents investors with a stable economic framework where the rules for doing business are predictable. Also the legislative environment provides peace of mind…” the minister said.
The organisers expect about 500 guests: roughly 150 international guests, 150 local investors and about 200 delegates representing industry.
Ngatjizeko also announced Standard Bank Namibia as this year''s main sponsor of the conference.
“By making a contribution of N$1.5 million, the famous blue bank showed its true mettle, that of being a true Namibian patriot and helping us market Namibia in essence as an ideal investment location,” he said.
DENVER ISAACS
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