EU-Africa Business Forum: Working together towards sustainable growth and employment
The 5th EU-Africa Business Forum started this morning in Brussels, as one of the official accompanying events of the EU-Africa Summit (2-3 April).EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will take part in it as well to promote sustainable and inclusive growth in both Africa and the EU. The event brings together more than 500 high-level representatives from European and African business, politics and public institutions for two days (31 March/1 April) of discussions.
Debates will focus on common challenges such as the stake of young people in today's economies, the role of banks for inclusive growth and financing issues for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and on specific issues such as raw materials, risk capital, sustainable energy or space cooperation. Prior to the forum, Commissioner Piebalgs also announced two new EU programmes to support the private sector in West Africa and Madagascar.
Further information: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-348_en.htm
