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US, Tony Elumelu Foundation, UBA Partner On

Entrepreneurial Opportunities In Nigeria

Agency Report

 Jan 26, 2016 9:47 am |

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker led senior U.S. business executives comprising

President Obamas Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) is inNigeria to kick-off a

fact-finding mission about the commercial opportunitiesand challengesin Nigeria.

 According to the Secretarys office in

Washington, the trip to Nigeria

underscoresthe ObamaAdministrations

commitment to shifting the U.S. economic

relationship with Africa from one based on

aid to one based on trade and investment.

Following the trip, the PAC-DBIA members

will develop an actionable set of 

recommendation for President Obama

regarding how U.S. government programs

and policies can better support economic

engagement between Africa and the U.S.

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The group is expected to report back to

the United States President with

strong and actionable

recommendations, and develop policy

ideas that will benefit both countries.

The delegation on Monday met with

Tony Elumelu Foundation and United

Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) in

aroundtable discussion in an event

taggedUnleashing Africas

Entrepreneurs: Strengthening the

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to

Empower the Next Generation of 

 Africas Business Leaders.

Its vital to empower the next generation of Africas business leader, Secretary Pritzker said at the

event to kickstart her brief working visit to Nigeria.

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