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Promosalons Nigeria, FNCCI to lead Nigerian delegation in exploring global opportunities

Promosalons Nigeria,

Promosalons Nigeria, the exclusive official representative of Promosalons France in Nigeria, is organising a business tour to open up Nigerian businesses to international opportunities.

The tour is being organised in collaboration with the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) to lead a Nigerian business delegation to France from June 29 to July 6, 2019.

Promosalons Nigeria, the exclusive official representative of Promosalons France in Nigeria, is organising a business tour to open up Nigerian businesses to international opportunities.
According to Akin Akinbola, managing director/CEO of Promosalons Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon, the business tour would cut across sector such as: Food industry and agriculture, digital sectors, shipbuilding and leisure marine sector, automotive, defence and security, green business, renewable energy, biotechnology, health, green vehicle and mobility, and the likes.

“This is a great opportunity for Nigerian companies in the above sectors mentioned to secure business partnerships with French companies in France, as participants will be able to build relationships and contacts with a view to increasing their international trade,” Akinbola said.
The business tour will be taking place in Paris, also in the Bretagne region during the July Open De l’international event.

The Open De l’international is the international business partnering forum that takes place in Bretagne every first Monday of July, as a big networking and information event that allows participants meet and create new business opportunities with Breton companies.
He also added, “The business delegation is an offer to Nigerian companies in relevant sectors to network and build business relationship with French investors, interact with French companies in relevant sectors across to regions in France.”

The sectors focus in Bretagne region include over a thousand business-to-business (b2b) meetings at open international with French companies and institution of many choices on a platform where attendees’ business request will be posted online.
Also, company/industry on-site visits on the following sectors: Agri-tech & Food Tech, E-health, Renewable energies & Smart Grids.

On the other hand, the sectors’ focus in Paris region would include technology (Fintech, Agri-tech, Block Chain, IoT), Banking and Finance and Insurance, according to a press release by Promosalons Nigeria.

Promosalons Nigeria had earlier in the year, between February 24 and March 3, led a Nigerian delegation to the International Agricultural Trade Shows in Paris to explore global opportunities, interact, and exchange ideas and contacts with other professionals in the agricultural industry from around the world.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Boslan Agro Services, Scoa Nigeria plc, Agro Nigeria Magazine, Gorine Energy Limited, Tamtek Global Business, Premier Seed Nigeria Limited, Fortune Agricultural Services were among the experts in agribusiness Promosalons Nigeria led to SIMA Paris 2019 and the Salon International De L’Agriculture (SIA).