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Online Seminar “Business Environment Update by UNIDO African Advisors 1: Ethiopia (Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda) and Mozambique"

Online Seminar “Business Environment Update by UNIDO African Advisors 1: Ethiopia (Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda) and Mozambique"

UNIDO ITPO Tokyo has organized an online seminar, “Business Environment Update by UNIDO African Advisors 1: Ethiopia (Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda) and Mozambique” on 11 June 2020, as the first part of the series of online seminars, with UNIDO ITPO Tokyo’s African Advisors.

UNIDO ITPO Tokyo assigns experienced African investment promotion advisors to support Japanese companies in Algeria, Ethiopia (also covering Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda), Mozambique, and Senegal. The advisors provide a variety of services required for doing business in the coverage countries, such as offering consultations to connect with local businesses, arranging meetings with government agencies, matchmaking with local partners, and facilitating site visits to local companies.

In this seminar, African Advisors in Ethiopia (covering Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda) and Mozambique have updated the latest business environment under COVID-19 including relevant economic measures and situation with Japanese and foreign companies as well as promising sectors and opportunities for Japanese companies in each country.
(Please click here for Webinar 2: Algeria and Senegal.)
*Presentations can be downloaded by clicking the name of speakers below.

H.E. Mr. RWAMUCYO Ernest, Ambassador-Designate of the Republic of Rwanda to Japan and Mr. Alex Ntale, CEO of Rwanda ICT Chamber have also joined the online seminar and made their comments on the presentation as well as questions from the audience.

Outline

Date and Time:    16:00 – 17:20 (JST), 11 June (Thu) 2020
Organizer: UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
Language: English (No interpretation)
MC:
Mr. Ferda Gelegen, Deputy Head, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

Programme

16:00 Opening remarks
 

Mr. Yuko Yasunaga, Head, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

16:05 Presentation 
 

Mr. Tadesse Dadi SEGNI, Regional Advisor in Ethiopia with coverage of Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

16:30 Q & A
 
16:40 Presentation 

Mr. Nándio DURÃO, Advisor in Mozambique, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

17:05 Q & A
 
17:20 End

Contact for inquiries

  Ms. Shigematsu , UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
  E-mail: itpo.tokyo@unido.org

  • Mr. Yuko YASUNAGA, Head, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

  • Mr. Ferda GELEGEN, Deputy Head, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

  • Mr. Tadesse Dadi SEGNI, Regional Advisor in Ethiopia with coverage of Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

  • H.E. Mr. RWAMUCYO Ernest, Ambassador-Designate of Rwanda to Japan

  • Mr. Alex NTALE, CEO of Rwanda ICT Chamber

  • Mr. Nándio DURÃO, Advisor in Mozambique, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo