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Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum Online Edition
8:45 CAT | 06 Oct 2020
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- 8 – 9 OCTOBER 2020
“Turkey-Africa: Partners in Resilience in Post-Pandemic World”
Overview
The COVID-19 outbreak shows the necessity of multilateral responses, international cooperation and global solidarity. In this regard, the strategic partnership centred on mutual-benefits and economic development between Turkey and Africa has been maintained even during the pandemic.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Africa was expected to have the highest economic growth rate in the world. Besides, Turkey’s trade and investment relations with African countries were progressing and blooming. However, the pandemic has changed the landscape and the dynamics of doing business.
Despite all the negative indicators, Africa’s experience and constant fight against recurring and infectious diseases have helped the countries to take the necessary measures to provide front-line health services, support continuation of projects and keep economies afloat in the face of the worst global economic downturn. Turkey’s approach to the COVID-19 has been to ensure effective protection of public health while not suspending business.
Industrialisation and investments in infrastructure are critical to accelerate economic recovery, create jobs, reduce poverty, and stimulate productive investment as well as to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this respect, Africa and Turkey could benefit from guidelines in safety, efficiency and productivity in sectors such as infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, agriculture, transports and logistics.
Based on the assumption that trade, investment and stimulus are needed to cushion the economic impact of the current crisis and increase the resilience of the economies, we are organising Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum Online Edition (TABEF Online Edition) on 8-9 October 2020. This Online event will provide an open space for eminent representatives of Public and Private sector actors, from both Turkey and Africa, to discuss and to jointly identify steps for scaling up private sector engagement and innovative catalytic Public-Private Partnerships for broad-based, sustainable, inclusive growth and development while building on their respective experiences.
It will therefore provide a unique opportunity for the business circles of Turkey and African countries to meet and interact, and discuss the models necessary to manage business through this catastrophe, the strategies for reviving the economies and finding solutions in a post-COVID world.
TABEF Online Edition will be a precursor and an in-depth preparatory stage leading up to the Turkey-Africa 3. Economy and Business Forum ( TABEF 3) we will be organising in İstanbul in April 2021. The suggestions and recommendations originating from the Online Edition are expected to feed directly into and enrich discussions at TABEF 3 paving the way for sustainable win-win relationships.
Meetings
The central event at the Forum will be the online round table meeting that will bring together Trade/Economy Ministers. This meeting will focus on the theme “Turkey-Africa: Resilient partners in the post-pandemic world”, allowing for interactive discussions at the highest level.
The Online Edition will also include thematic panels and virtual G2B/B2B side meetings where the attendees will have the opportunity to discuss and to review the existing/prospective business opportunities and important projects in Africa.
Technical Aspects
Simultaneous translation to and from Turkish, English, French, and Arabic languages will be provided throughout the Forum.
“Virtual Country Desks” will be made available at the online portal www.turkeyafricaforum.org for all participant countries. These virtual spaces will be managed directly by the country officials and will allow for country specific media and documents to be uploaded for open access by the interested parties.
Information notes on the technical aspects relating to the Forum in general and to specific meetings will be announced on www.turkeyafricaforum.org. Technical guidance for connection to the meetings will be provided following the confirmation of attendance.
Registration and Liaison
All participants are required to register at www.turkeyafricaforum.org.
For effective communication, each country delegation are expected to send the details of their contact points as early as possible to [email protected] .
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