FirstBank: Devoted to the Development of Trade and Finance in West Africa

First Bank of Nigeria Limited and its subsidiary, FBN Bank UK Limited are sponsoring the GTR West Africa Trade & Finance Conference 2018 as part of the group’s resolve to lead the development of Trade and Finance in the West African region. The event themed ‘Partnership for Sustained Development’ was held recently in Lagos.

The conference presents a comprehensive overview of the trade opportunities available in the West African Market and explored common trends, challenges and solutions within areas such as agribusiness, hard commodities, risk mitigation and infrastructure development.

About 300 delegates from 150 companies and 15 countries convened on Lagos for the conference, with speakers covering a variety of topics on trade, investments and export financing.

FirstBank’s Head of Structured Trade Finance, Ikenna Egbukole, expounded on Export Financing in a panel discussion as factor for stimulating business growth and maximizing hard currency liquidity.

“FirstBank has continued to set the agenda for business development in sub-Saharan African, having six subsidiaries in the region and is committed to optimising these footprints to enhance the economic development of the various countries where the Bank’s subsidiaries are situated,” said Egbukole.

The Bank’s subsidiaries within the African continent include FBNBank in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra-Leone and Senegal.

The sponsorship of the GTR West Africa Trade & Finance Conference underpins FirstBank’s commitment to stimulating the economy in sub-Saharan Africa and the entire continent at large.