HABA – Horn of Africa Business Association

The 2nd Annual Africa banking & Finance Conference – ABFC 2012 will again be held in Nairobi Kenya on the 6 -7 March 2012. The hugely successful ABFC 2011 wrapped up with a resounding agreement among speakers that Africa is on a growth trajectory but still remains a high risk- high return proposition. The large unbanked or financially excluded population, (up to 78% in some countries), the growing middle class consumers, infrastructure development needs and the growing external interest on Africa are some of the factors posing both opportunities and challenges for the banking & finance industry in Africa.

Held in Strategic Partnership with Kenya Bankers Association, the 2nd Annual Africa banking & Finance Conference – ABFC 2012 will gather industry thought leaders in dynamic debates and your representatives will interact with international as well as regional players in the banking, finance and investment community. High profile audience of policy makers, regulators, consultants, diplomats, academics, and government officials will attend ABFC 2012.

http://www.aidembs.com/banking_conference/

The Horn of Africa Initiative Donors/Investors Conference is a unique event and gives a rare opportunity to discuss Infrastructure developments in the region. The Conference offers a perfect setting for the region to showcase its priority regional infrastructure projects in Transport, Water and Energy to International Donor Community, Development Partners, Infrastructure Funds and other Investment Funds. The Conference will be a unique event from a number of perspectives.

First, in addition to the large national and multinational enterprises that will participate, it would be the first such event where special attention will be given to the roles that the Regional Political Leadership can play in the provision of trans-boundary infrastructure with African, European-ACP and non-EU-ACP “third-party” countries

Secondly, this will be the first ever Infrastructure Conference under the IGAD and in this regard special emphasis will be placed on infrastructure’s role in intra-IGAD trade promotion and enhanced connectivity and business opportunities that originate from all the Member States of IGAD would be equally considered.

Thirdly, the Conference can be considered as a Forum in which all types of strategic investment choices and business modalities will be equally examined and promoted, i.e. public- private partnerships, joint ventures, management contracts, technology transfer, rehabilitation, expansion, technical assistance etc.

Finally, policy makers together with project sponsors and Member States will meet and interact through a series of meetings and many networking activities. In addition, sponsors will attend the strategic summit sessions led by the thought leaders in the infrastructure investments industry.

For more information and bookings, please contact:

Aicha Hossein, aicha.houssein@igad.int

Christine Norah, christine.norah@igad.int

 Dedicated to connecting UK and European investors with Africa’s emerging opportunities

The Africa Investment Summit brings together UK and European Institutional Investors with African opportunities. It examines major sectors and asset classes and is dedicated to highlighting new opportunities and helping you create new relationships in this sector.

It is a high level summit that is held alongside Private Equity World Africa, which brings together LPs and GPs to examine the unique private equity opportunities presented by Africa.

http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/africa-investment-summit/index.stm

Our 3rd Eastern African Oil, Gas & Energy Conference 2012, scheduled for Nairobi, is part of our worldwide suite of senior management events in/on Africa that we have conducted annually for over 16 years. It showcases the regional oil/gas and energy game in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mocambique, and focuses on the corporate players (private and state entities) that are shaping the fast-moving dynamics one of the Continent’s rapidly growing energy markets – upstream, midstream, downstream, and in gas, CBM/CTL.

Themes covered include: Government policies, state interventions in the oil/energy market, state oil/energy companies, private energy investments and interests, corporate portfolio and strategies, new entrants, competition and regulation, inter-fuel issues, product pricing, taxation and the financing of non-hydrocarbon ventures, plus critical issues impacting the Eastern African future.

Just prior the conference, we will host a special and unique Strategy Briefing with presentations made by Dr Duncan Clarke, the world’s leading authority on African oil and gas and global national oil companies, as well as the author of the widely-acclaimed Crude Continent; The Struggle for Africa’s Oil Prize (Profile, 2008), while on the first evening of the Eastern African Oil, Gas & Energy Conference we will host our 44th PetroAfricanus Dinner.

http://www.petro21.com/events/?eventid=746

New Models Of Financing Low-Cost Housing Are Constantly Evolving

With a dramatic housing crisis in Africa, now is the time for change.

MFIs, Banks, NGOs and newly established, dedicated Housing MicroFinance lenders are moving into housing lending across the continent. In order to scale up the incremental housing process, increase your reach and create a robust urban infrastructure, you will need to secure foreign investment, gain government buy in and deliver durable technical assistance.

http://lowcosthousing-africa.com/