China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo into Africa (Nigeria) and the 18th China Engineering Technology Exhibition to be Held Soon
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2024-11-25
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As a national-level platform for economic and trade cooperation with Africa and with the strong support and active participation of all parties in China and Africa, the China-Africa Business and Trade Expo (CABEX) has been successfully held for three times in Changsha, Hunan Province, with practical and fruitful results, and has strongly promoted economic and trade exchanges and close cooperation between China and African countries. In order to further expand the brand influence of China-Africa Business and Trade Expo and make it better serve China-Africa economic and trade cooperation, China-Africa Business and Trade Expo “Into Africa” Nigeria will be held from November 28 to 30, 2024 at the Abuja Trade and Convention Center. The event will be jointly organized by the Secretariat of China-Africa Business and Trade Expo Organizing Committee and China Chamber of Commerce for Contracted Projects in Foreign Countries (CCCPC).
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Opening Ceremony and Dialogue on China-Africa (Nigeria) Infrastructure Cooperation
Time: November 28, 2024 10:00-12:40
Venue: Abuja Trade and Convention Center
Activities: Focus on the opportunities and challenges in China-Africa infrastructure cooperation, conduct in-depth discussions on hot and cutting-edge topics in the industry, such as infrastructure connectivity, innovation in investment and financing modes, green and sustainable development and business transformation and upgrading, and promote the signing and landing of key projects.
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China-Africa (Nigeria) Matchmaking Meeting on Business, Medical and Pharmaceutical Economic and Trade Cooperation
Time: 15:30-18:00 on November 28, 2024
Activity Format: Promote the situation of Hunan Province; enterprise representatives will make speeches; African chambers of commerce and industry, investment promotion agencies and enterprise representatives will introduce the investment and trade environment and market conditions of African countries; representatives of health authorities of African countries will introduce the medical and health care development plans and cooperation prospects of their countries; focusing on new energy, construction machinery, construction materials, infrastructure, medical and pharmaceutical fields, Hunan enterprises will organize “one-to-one” meetings with African business associations, medical institutions and enterprise representatives. Hunan enterprises and African business associations, medical institutions and enterprise representatives to carry out “one-on-one” docking negotiation.
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China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo Tour to Africa (Nigeria) and the 18th China Engineering Technology Exhibition
Time: November 28-30, 2024
Venue: Abuja Trade and Convention Center
Exhibition scale: 3,000 square meters, about 100 enterprises.
Exhibition content: set up new energy exhibition area, building materials (construction hardware), machinery (construction machinery, agricultural equipment), power transmission and transformation, home appliances and furniture, manufacturing, pan-infrastructure, comprehensive exhibition area and so on.
China Engineering Technology Exhibition, organized by China Chamber of Foreign Contractors, is the only exhibition for China's engineering industry held outside China, aiming to promote the “China Construction” brand globally; at present, it has been held for 17 times in more than 10 countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, India, Canada, Russia, and so on.
Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa, with a population of about 220 million, rich in resources, and an economy backed by oil and gas, which accounts for about 90% of its export revenue. In recent years, Nigeria has promoted economic diversification and actively developed non-oil fields such as agriculture and manufacturing, creating a broader space and potential for foreign investment. China and Nigeria have signed agreements on trade, economy, technology, scientific and technological cooperation and investment protection. Nigeria is China's No. 1 engineering contracting market, No. 2 export market, No. 3 trade partner and major investment destination country in Africa.
In May 2024, the first activity of China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo into Africa was held at the Edge Conference Center in Nairobi, Kenya; the activity successively held China-Africa Investment and Trade Promotion Cooperation and Exchange Meeting and Kenya International Investment Conference, as well as China-Africa Agricultural Cooperation, Culture and Tourism Promotion, Enterprise Consultation and other meetings. During the event, the Chinese and African parties signed 37 projects amounting to US$891 million and 34 docking projects.
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