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TRADE MISSIONS TO AFRICA OFFER IMPORTANT BUSINESS
OPPORTUNTIES
Corporate
Council on Africa President Stephen Hayes is
bullish on deepening the U.S.-Africa relationship.
"The five trade missions we have planned will allow
practical steps for doing business in Africa by
allowing potential investors to see for themselves
the opportunities that are available in growing
numbers of African
countries."
During
the mission, participants will benefit from CCA
match-making services and one-on-one meetings with
African businesses. CCA will also arrange a number
of high-level meetings with key public sector
actors including the respective African President's
office, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and
other appropriate Ministry officials. There will be
visits to project sites, manufacturing plants and
export facilities in each country. The missions
will ensure a high degree of access to key
individuals in both the public and private sectors
and will allow sufficient time for valuable
networking opportunities.MORE->
American
and African Business Women's Alliance Selects
CCA
The American and
African Business Women's Alliance (AABWA),
established to provide training, networking and to
promote trade and investment among African women
and between American and African women, will locate
its U.S. secretariat at the Corporate Council on
Africa, in Washington, DC. The organization,
chaired by Joyce Banda of Malawi, has located its
Africa secretariat in Kampala, Uganda. Sandra
Taylor, Vice Chair of AABWA and Vice President of
Eastman Kodak Company, said, ‚"Our
organization was established two years ago, after
our first conference in Chicago. My vision for the
association is to empower American and African
women to engage in trade and investment in African
countries and with the United States. American and
African businesswomen have great opportunities to
grow their businesses through international trade.
The African Growth and Opportunity Act, established
to provide duty free entry to the US for thousands
of African products, will only be successful for
those who understand how and have the means to take
advantage of it. AABWA wants to provide American
and African women training opportunities,
information and contacts to facilitate growth,
through exports, and to foster the development of
women owned businesses and of female executives."
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CCA:
Partnering for the FutureU.S. Opportunities in the
Aviation Sector in
Africa
The U.S. Trade
and Development Agency (USTDA) advances economic
development and U.S. commercial interests in
developing and middle income countries. The agency
funds various forms of technical assistance,
feasibility studies, training, orientation visits
and business workshops that support the development
of a modern infrastructure and a fair and open
trading environment. USTDA's
strategic use of foreign assistance funds to
support sound investment policy and decision-making
in host countries creates an enabling environment
for trade, investment and sustainable economic
development. Operating at the nexus of foreign
policy and commerce, USTDA is uniquely positioned
to work with U.S. firms and host countries in
achieving the agency's trade and development goals.
In carrying out its mission, USTDA gives emphasis
to economic sectors that may benefit from U.S.
exports of goods and services
About the
CCA:
The
Corporate Council on Africa, established in 1992,
is at the forefront of strengthening and
facilitating the commercial relationship between
the United States and the African continent. CCA
works closely with governments, multilateral groups
and business to improve the African continent's
trade and investment climate, and to raise the
profile of Africa in the US business
community.
CCA
members believe that Africa's future success
depends upon the ability of its entrepreneurs and
business people to create and retain wealth through
private enterprise. American corporations and
private individuals can contribute most effectively
by building partnership and reaching out to the
African private sector in the areas that America
knows best: private enterprise, investment capital,
technology transfer and management.
CCA
programs are designed to bring together potential
business partners and raise Africa's investment
profile in the US by developing critical contacts
and business relationships and providing a forum
for the exchange of information and ideas. The
membership of the Corporate Council on Africa
includes more than 170 US companies doing business
in Africa. CCA's members range in size from large
multinational corporations to small and
medium-sized businesses. CCA members vary in size,
sector and experience, but are joined by a
commitment to strengthen business ties between the
US and Africa.
CCA, established in
1992, is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization of
nearly 170 American companies dedicated to
strengthening the commercial relationship between
the United States and Africa. CCA members represent
nearly 85 percent of total U.S. private sector
investments in Africa. The CCA website is at
www.africacncl.org
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Tel: (202) 835-1115,
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speech in Camerolon, 2006, by Stephen Hayes,
Corporate Council for Africa .
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The
Corporate Council on Africa
A partner
of the Africa Travel Association (ATA).
Founded in 1993,
the Corporate Council on Africa is the leading
American nonprofit, tax-exempt organization
dedicated to enhancing trade and investment ties
between the United States and the 53 countries in
Africa. CCA is comprised of about 200 member
companies representing nearly 85 percent of total
U.S. private sector investment in Africa. For more
information, please visit the CCA website
at:
www.africacncl.org
CCA and
Africa Action Plan
The Blair
Commission for Africa Solicits Corporate Council on
Africa to Provide U.S. Private Sector Input;
Recommendations to G-8 African Action Plan. First
time a G-8 chair seeks formal consultation with the
private sector; Representatives of the Blair
Commission on Africa and U.S. businesses will share
information for Africa's future development.
The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), the U.S.
non-profit organization promoting trade and
investment between the U.S. and Africa, will
convene 30 of its members from the U.S. private
sector and senior representatives from the Blair
Commission for Africa on Thursday, January 6 to
discuss Africa's development &endash; sector by
sector. The resulting information will contribute
to a report that British Prime Minister Tony Blair
will present at the next G-8 Summit, where he will
serve as chair. The Blair Commission for
Africa, an independent brainchild of the Prime
Minister, is composed of 17 international
commissioners, including nine African leaders
selected by Blair. The Prime Minister's goal
is for the Blair Commission report to serve as a
seminal set of recommendations for future relations
between Africa and the developed nations of the
world.
The CCA-Blair Commission forum marks the first time
that a G-8 chairman has formally sought ideas from
the U.S. private sector to shape discussion at a
G-8 Summit. The Prime Minister's commitment to
Africa in the context of the G-8 Summit offers the
possibility to mobilize African and international
resources for African development.
"We are pleased to have been asked by the Blair
Commission for Africa to bring together this caucus
of minds," said Steve Hayes, president of CCA,
whose member companies represent nearly 85 percent
of total U.S. private sector investment in Africa.
"We applaud Prime Minister Blair for taking the
lead in moving Africa's agenda forward. Our
participating member companies are among those who
intimately understand the inner workings of doing
business in Africa and can provide valuable input
for future international economic investment policy
on Africa." In addition to serving as chair of the
G-8 Summit in 2005, Blair will chair the European
Union, which also has placed Africa high on its
agenda. In these dual roles, Blair has
unparalleled opportunity to craft the agenda for
both organizations.
While the Commission will examine Africa's economy,
natural resources, governance, peace and security,
human development and culture, the CCA meeting will
focus on the private investment climate in Africa.
The business sector meetings will specifically
discuss opportunities and challenges in:
telecommunications and IT; health; transportation;
energy; agriculture; infrastructure; small
business; and financing. During the Commission's
launch last year, Blair said, "Africa is the only
continent to have grown poorer in the past 25
years. Its share of world trade has halved in this
generation, and it receives less than one percent
of direct foreign investment."
Blair added a statement he originally coined in
October 2001: "I have said on many occasions that I
believe Africa is the scar on the conscience of the
world, and I think it is right that we continue to
treat this as an absolute priority over the coming
years."\
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