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TICAD7 ブラック ジャック アプリficial side event "Japan-Africa Business Expo" organized by JETRO
August 2019
From August 28 to 30, JETRO convened the Japan-Africa Business Expo as an ブラック ジャック アプリficial side event ブラック ジャック アプリ the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) which was held in Yokohama.
The expo consisted ブラック ジャック アプリ four zones. At the "Japan Fair," the allures and potential ブラック ジャック アプリ Japanese industries were publicized through Japanese products, technologies and services. At the "Africa Lounge," "Event Stage" and "Africa Alliance" zones, the latest information and opportunities for multifaceted business exchange were provided toward Japanese companies with interest in African business.
The expo was visited by a total ブラック ジャック アプリ approximately 21,000 people over three days, an indication ブラック ジャック アプリ rising business momentum between Africa and Japan.
Welcoming world leaders
Numerous world leaders and ranking ブラック ジャック アプリficials as well as business people from both Africa and Japan paid a visit to the Business Expo. This included President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi ブラック ジャック アプリ Egypt and Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly ブラック ジャック アプリ Côte d’Ivoire from the African side, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe; Agriculture Minister Takamori Yoshikawa; Minister in Charge ブラック ジャック アプリ Information Technology Policy and Minister ブラック ジャック アプリ State Takuya Hirai; State Minister Yoshihiro Seki ブラック ジャック アプリ Economy, Trade and Industry; and State Minister Masahisa Sato ブラック ジャック アプリ Foreign Affairs from the Japanese side.
An opening ceremony and a reception were held in the evening ブラック ジャック アプリ the first day. Special guest remarks were delivered by Deputy Chairman Jacko Maree ブラック ジャック アプリ the South Africa-based Standard Bank Group, on behalf ブラック ジャック アプリ African private companies, and Ichiro Aizawa, Chairman ブラック ジャック アプリ the Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship Association, on behalf ブラック ジャック アプリ Japan, to celebrate the opening ブラック ジャック アプリ the Business Expo.
A walk-around by President El-Sisi and Prime Minister Abe
Sake cask breaking ceremony
A record high 156 domestic enterprises, including 81 SMEs, exhibit in Japan Fair
Japan Fair was joined by 156 enterprises from 27 prefectures. This was the largest-ever scale for an event related to Africa organized by JETRO in Japan. Compared to the Japan Fair at TICAD VI in Nairobi, this was an increase ブラック ジャック アプリ more than 1.6 times for enterprises in total, and three times for SMEs in particular, indicating the widened interest in doing business in Africa among Japanese companies. JETRO received the following praise from participants: "It was a fruitful opportunity for us to talk with African leaders and company executives whom we usually cannot meet in person," and "We were able to find new sales channels to Africa through this event."
Venue ブラック ジャック アプリ Business Expo
Promoting the allures and potential ブラック ジャック アプリ African business
Through individual booths at the Africa Lounge, 45 African countries introduced their individual environments for investment and business. On the Event Stage at the front ブラック ジャック アプリ the venue, presentations were delivered by cabinet members from African countries and executives from investment promotion agencies on various themes—agriculture, infrastructure, development ブラック ジャック アプリ natural resources and human resources, healthcare and ICT—to communicate the allures and potential ブラック ジャック アプリ African business. At the Africa Alliance, France, India, Turkey, the UAE, the UK and the African Development Bank (AfDB) each set up a booth to introduce the potential ブラック ジャック アプリ business expansion in Africa through collaboration with third countries and other organizations.
Further business exchange is expected between Africa and Japan in the future through the framework ブラック ジャック アプリ the Japan-Africa Business Expo.
Japan-Africa Business EXPO
| Title | Japan-Africa Business EXPO; TICAD7 ブラック ジャック アプリficial side event |
|---|---|
| Organized by | Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) |
| Supported by | Ministry ブラック ジャック アプリ Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry ブラック ジャック アプリ Foreign Affairs ブラック ジャック アプリ Japan |
| Dates and Time | August 28-30, 2019（3 days） Wednesday, August 28 11:00-18:00 Thursday, August 29 10:00-18:00 Friday, August 30 10:00-17:00 |
| Venue | PACIFICO Yokohama; Exhibition Hall D (Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) |
| Venue Space | 6,700 square meters |
| Main Contents | (1)Japan Fair (2)Africa Lounge (3)Event Stage (4)Africa Alliance |
| Subject Visitors | Key government ブラック ジャック アプリficials such as the leaders and cabinet ministers ブラック ジャック アプリ Japan and African countries, as well as financiers, members ブラック ジャック アプリ the press, and business participants |
| Visitor Registration | Required (online prior registration) |
| Admission | Free |
| Number ブラック ジャック アプリ Visitors | Total ブラック ジャック アプリ 21,000 |
(1) Japan Fair
| Exhibition Scale | 262 booths |
|---|---|
| By category | Leading Japanese companies exhibiting their unique products, techniques, and services contribute to sustainable development for African countries. (1) Quality infrastructure (2) Food value chain (3) Climate change (4) Improvement ブラック ジャック アプリ health issues (5) Sustainable urban development (6) Human resource development (7) Japanese companies activities for Africa |
| Exhibitors | 156 companies/institutions |
(2) Africa Lounge
| Exhibition Scale | 45 booths |
|---|---|
| Contents Overview | Introducing African countries’ latest investment environment to Japanese companies; Networking opportunity with the African delegations and Japanese corporations. |
| Exhibitors | Embassies ブラック ジャック アプリ the African countries/Investing institutions （45 exhibiting countries） |
(3) Event Stage
Thirty-one thematic seminars were held by African countries and eight PR seminars by sponsoring companies.
