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Dr James Mwangi World Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 celebrates with the trophy at awards ceremony in Monaco. Pic by Ken Lennox
KENYA VISION 2030 CHAIR, TO HOLD INVESTMENT FORUMS IN THE USA
Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board Chair is reaching out to East Africans living in the USA to invest back home.
Dr. James Mwangi, Chairman of Kenya’s Vision 2030 and CEO of Equity Group Holdings will be holding diaspora meetings in Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Boston and New Jersey to discuss “Emerging investment opportunities in East Africa”. The intention of this drive is to offer East Africans information on opportunities to invest back home while living or working abroad and control how their money works for them from wherever they are.
The forums will be held between 8th December – 12th December, 2016. Attendees will be exposed to available secure opportunities for investment back home.
East Africa’s economy is forecast to grow phenomenally this year. There are a number of reasons for optimism across the region including increasing infrastructure investments, fiscal consolidation and a developing private sector.
Kenya’s economy remains resilient growing at 6.1% in the first 6 months of this year compared to a similar period when it grew at 5.3% in 2014 and 5.6% last year. Kenya is arguably the fastest growing country in Africa as it stands today and the focus for the Kenyan economy to grow by 6% in 2016 is still feasible.
The World Bank believes that Kenya in particular “has the potential to be one of Africa’s great success stories from its growing and youthful population, a dynamic private sector, a new constitution, and its pivotal role in East Africa.”
DATES BY CITIES:
Los Angeles – Thursday 8th Dec (6pm) (WYNDHAM Anaheim Garden Grove, Harbor Blvd. garden Grove,CA 92840)
Dallas – Friday 9th Dec (6pm) (Sheraton Hotel, 4440W, John Carpenter
Freeway, Irving TX 75063)
Atlanta – Saturday 10th Dec (6pm) (Radisson Hotel Atlanta-Marietta 1775 parkway
Place SE.Marietta GA 30067)
Boston – Sunday 11th Dec (4pm) (Sheraton Framingham Hotel and
Conference Centre, 1657 Worcester Road,
Framingham, MA D1701)
New Jersey – Monday 12 Dec (6pm) (venue to be advised)
Interested parties can book through Info.abroad@equitybank.co.ke or Kenyans.abroad@equitybank.co.ke or visit Equity Bank’s Facebook Page KeEquityBank to book their seat. Entry to all the dinner meetings is FREE.
