Business forum in Denmark starts: 15 companies register to come to Uganda
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Copenhagen, Denmark:
The African business summit and trade seminar has started in Copenhagen, Denmark with 15 investor companies registered to make a trip to Uganda in November.
The forum, hosted by African Embassies accredited to Denmark in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign affairs, Confederation of Danish Industries, Danish Agriculture and Food council and the Danish ship owners’ association started on Tuesday, at H.C Andersens Blvd in Copenhagen.
Prior to the forum, President of Maersk shipping company hosted a Ugandan delegation led by the minister of Finance, Mr Matia Kasaijja, at the company headquarters Copenhagen.
The delegation comprised of; the state minister for Energy, Simon Dujang, Executive Directors for Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) and members of the parliamentary committee on trade, industry and investments.
The African business forum will focus on areas like; Agribusiness, renewable energy, information technology and infrastructure.
Speaking after the first session of the forum, Uganda’s ambassador to Denmark, who also doubles as the organizer, Mr Kibedi Zaake, said, the forum will provide a platform for match making Nordic and African businesses which will culminate into long lasting investment partnerships.
“The overreaching objective of the forum, is to attract investments, trade and tourism promotion, attraction of appropriate science and technology from the Denmark to Africa,” Mr Kibedi said.
“The underlying objectives include; information dissemination about business opportunities, challenges and attempts by respective governments; platform for match making Nordic and African businesses and a feedback channel through which African technocrats and bureaucrats get first hand information from Nordic companies operating in Africa about challenges they experience which information helps respective governments improve on business environment,” he added.
Meanwhile at the sidelines of the forum, Mr Kasaijja invited ready Danish companies to invest in Uganda, where a total of 15 countries were registered to make a trip to Uganda in November over the same.
The forum that ends on September 8, will also feature a round table business meeting on September 7 in Stockholm, Sweden.
