Singapore Offers Nigeria Business Partnerships

Singapore Offers Nigeria Business Partnerships

Author: Africa Business Radio August 9, 2021 Duration: 20:21
Singapore, an economic giant city-state and gateway to Southeast Asia, says it is open for partnerships with Nigerian businesses in particular, and Africa in general, and is prepared to serve as a genuine gateway to southeast Asia, providing access to the fast-growing markets of China, India and Vietnam.
Jean Ng, regional director, West and Central Africa in Enterprise Singapore, based in Accra, Ghana, who spoke via a Zoom briefing, in the build-up to the 2021 Africa Singapore Business Forumholding on August 23 and 24, said the partnership model Singapore champions through Enterprise Singapore creates opportunities for a win-win situation for businesses on both sides of the divide.
She said the partnership model was already working as it has led to Singaporean businesses establishing a presence in Nigeria and in other parts of Africa for decades.

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