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- 1. TheUnionofAfricanChambers INBUSINESS FORBUSINESS,FORJOBS
2. AboutthePACCI Establishedin2009tobethemainbusiness advocacyorganisa8oninAfrica Todate36Na8onalChambersaresignatoriesto itscharter ThePACCIisthemostrepresenta8vebusiness organiza8oninthecon8nent Africa'spremierbusinesslobbyingorganiza8on, providingavoiceforbusinessatacon8nental andgloballevel. Majorkeyobjec8ve:tostrengthenthe compe88venessofAfricaseconomy. 3. CurrentMembers Algeria Djibou8 Angola Inde-Congo Bnin Ethiopia Botswana Gambia BurkinaFaso Ghana Burundi Guine Comores Kenya Brazzaville LesothoLiberia Nigerian Libya Seychelles Madagascar SierraLeone Malawi Somaliland Morocco SouthAfrica MozambiqueSudan Namibia Swaziland Niger Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia 4. PACCIsfocus Localchambersofcommercetendtofocusonlocalissues; Na8onalchambersonna8onalissues; PACCIfocusesoncon8nentalissuesat thecon8nentalgovernmentlevel. 5. Vision TobeAfricasrecognizedvoiceofbusinessesanda valuableresourcetoitsmembers. InworkingtowardsitsvisionfortheAfricancon8nent, thePACCIwillbe: Asupporterintheestablishmentofworkingpartnerships ofbusinessandprofessionalindividualsdedicatedto growthandsustainabledevelopmentofthebusiness environmentAfrica. Acri8calcatalystforenergizingandvitalizingthe stakeholdersinthecon8nenttoachievecon8nued businessgrowth. Aneec8veleaderinunifyingallitsstakeholdersto maximizethepoten8alofAfricaasadynamicand protableplacetodobusiness. 6. Mission TopromotethecondiJonsinwhichbusinessesof allsizesandsectorsinAfricacanthrive Themissionistogobeyondrepresen8ng na8onalchambersanda]ractmembers rangingfromna8onalbusinessgroupingsto leadingindustryassocia8onsandlarge corpora8ons. 7. Events2013-2015 PanAfricanBusinessConference[2013] AfricanChambersConference[2013,2015] AfroArabInvestmentForum[2014] AgricultureandFoodSecurityForum[2014] AfricasSmallBusinessSummit[2015] 8. PanAfricanBusinessConference ThemeSECURINGAFRICANRENAISSANCETHE ROLEOFAFRICASPRIVATESECTOROVERTHE NEXT50YEARS ThefocuswastohighlightAfricanprivatesectors roleinregionalintegra8onandeconomic transforma8on. CoorginizedbytheUNDP,GlobalCompactand theAUC EndorsedBusinessConferenceincelebra8ngthe 50thanniversaryoftheAU 9. AfricanChambersConference Takingplaceon28-29November,2013 Venue:AddisAbabaHilton ThemeTHECONTINENTALFREETRADEAREA MATTERSFORAFRICA Fortherst8meAfricanbusinessesare comingtogethertodiscussonthechallenges andopportuni8esofaCon8nentalFreeTrade Area(C-FTA) 10. AfricanChambersConference Topicsofroundtables: TradePolicy TradeFacilita8on Produc8onCapacity Trade-RelatedInfrastructure TradeFinance FactorMarketIntegra8on 11. AgricultureandFoodSecurity HostedbytheUNGlobalCompactandPACCI TakingplaceonJanuar29thattheUNECA Thegeneralguidingthemeishowtheprivate sectorshouldbebestengaged,leveragedand enabledtohelpAfricareachitsfullpoten8al insustainableagriculture,foodsecurityand nutri8on 12. AgricultureandFoodSecurity Threethema8cblocks: GrowingAfricanMarkets GlobalSupplyLinks Op8mizingResources 13. AfroArabInvestmentForum HostedbytheAssocia8onofSenates,Shoora andEquivalentCouncilsinAfricaandtheArab World(ASSECAA),theFedera8onoftheGulf Coopera8onCouncil(GCC)Chambersof CommerceandthePACCI. Theaimistocreateawarenessandfacilita8ng linkagesamongAfricaandArabcountriesand topromotehigh-levelpolicydialogue betweenpublicandprivatesectorocials 14. THANKYOU! Formoreinforma8onpleasevisitwww.pacci.org [email protected] JoinusonFacebook:www.facebook.com/pages/Pan- African-Chamber-of-Commerce-and-Industry-PACCI/ FollowusonTwi]er:h]ps://twi]er.com/TradeAfrica