Business
African Union working aggressively to attract investors at the NYSE with business opportunities in Africa
Africa still has over 60 percent of unused arable land. Increased agriculture and agro-processing will not only produce food for the continent, but it will supply the rest of the world. Meanwhile, the deficit in transport, energy, ICT infrastructure and the service industry provide enormous opportunities in themselves.
Uganda’s Museveni and South Sudan’s James Wani Igga were in consonance weighing in with specific examples and opportunities in various countries, Regional Economic Communities and the continent as whole.
After an interactive session with the delegations, Ms. Dlamini Zuma was later treated to a guided tour of the over 200 years of history of the New York Stock Exchange and the Euro-American multinational financial services corporation that operates multiple securities exchanges. She visited and interacted with agents on the busy floor of the NYSE EURONEX, and rang the Closing Bell to trading for the day.
Source: African Union Commission
