Standard Bank supports first Financial Times in Africa
Maputo will host its inaugural FT Mozambique Summit on 2nd November. This is the first Financial Times summit ever held on the African continent. The event will bring together leaders from the political and business scene in Mozambique and the world, with Standard Bank as the Lead Event Partner.
The event, which opening keynote will be made by the President, Filipe Nyusi, will be held under the theme "Accelerating growth and stability", aims to discuss key ways of accelerating the return to growth and reduce the risk in Mozambique.
This summit will also address Mozambique’s immediate and future challenges, harnessing views and a bold vision that takes into account the main topics from energy, infrastructure to agriculture.
During the summit several presentations will be made by experts, senior economists and CEOs with particular reference to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Adriano Maleiane. Standard Bank will be represented by Paul Eardley-Taylor, director of Oil and Gas for sub-Saharan Africa, which will integrate the "Gas Project: Update on the licenses and gas developments" panel and the Managing Director of Standard Bank Mozambique, Chuma Nwokocha, which will launch the summit on 1st November.
It should be noted that the panel on "Financial Focus: Key drivers of growth in a stronger and more transparent environment," keynote speakers will discuss the prospects for economic growth in Mozambique.
The strong involvement of Standard Bank for the realization of this summit for the first time on the African continent dwell in the Bank's vision of supporting growth throughout the African continent, which they call home, particularly in Mozambique.
Present in Mozambique for more than 120 years, Standard Bank remains committed to the country's growth, either through financing or advising, for individuals or via public and private socio-economic development projects, especially for infrastructure, natural resources, oil and gas and energy projects.