The Africa Investment Forum (AIF) 2018 media briefing
News Editors and Journalists are cordially invited to the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) 2018 media briefing, hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Government and the African Development Bank.
The Africa Investment Forum (AIF), a game changer for financing Africa’s infrastructure development, is scheduled to take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa from 07 – 09 November 2018.
Although brimming with investment opportunities, there is an urgent need to bridge the gap between Africa’s available capital and bankable projects. Financing Africa’s development needs will require an estimated US $600-700 billion per annum. Of this, about US $130-170 billion a year is needed for infrastructure, according to the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2018.
The African Development Bank Group is working with other multi-lateral development partners and stakeholders to ensure that the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) becomes Africa’s key springboard for investment and for meeting the continent’s massive infrastructure and development needs.
The Africa Investment Forum (AIF), an innovative investment marketplace will bring together project sponsors, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, private investors, policy makers, private equity firms, and heads of government to raise capital to advance Africa’s economic transformation agenda.
The Africa Investment Forum (AIF) will be 100% transaction-based. The focus is on structuring deals, screening and enhancing projects, attracting co-investors, and facilitating transactions to unlock Africa’s multi-billion dollar investment opportunities.
Leading to the Africa Investment Forum (AIF), a press briefing led by the Gauteng Provincial Government and African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will be held as follows:
Date: Monday, 05 November 2018
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Venue: investSA One Stop Shop Gauteng, The Place, No.1 Sandton Drive, Sandton, Johannesburg
Please confirm your attendance to:
Sibongile Baloyi
Cell: ,081 493 5251
E-mail: Sibongile.Baloyi2@gauteng.gov.za
