{"id":30016,"date":"2020-11-11T21:19:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T19:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=30016"},"modified":"2020-11-11T21:19:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T19:19:54","slug":"covid-19-afdb-postpones-investment-forum-to-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/covid-19-afdb-postpones-investment-forum-to-2021","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: AfDB postpones investment forum to 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has postponed to 2021 this year\u2019s Africa Investment Forum that was slated for Johannesburg, South Africa this month.<\/p>\n<p>The forum has been rescheduled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, AfDB said the decision follows a careful evaluation of the impact and evolution of the deadly viral infection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe board of directors of the AfDB group and the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) founding partners have approved the postponement of the 2020 AIF to 2021, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,\u201d said the bank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision follows a careful evaluation of the impact and evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic, the attendant risk of a possible second wave, and its associated effects on global travel, investments, as well as social distancing rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AfDB said the three-day event will continue to curate new deals, track investments and advance the financial closure of transactions and existing deals through innovative digital platforms. At the 2019 AIF, a total of 57 deals valued at US$67,7 billion were tabled for discussions while 52 deals worth $40,1 billion secured investment interest.<\/p>\n<p>In July this year, the AIF founding partners pledged to strengthen strategic partnership engagement and commitments for the forum\u2019s market days 2021, to help \u201creboot investments in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The founding partners underscored the need to boost local manufacturing while leveraging the continent\u2019s vast resources to unlock investment. In order to achieve its objectives, the AIF is premised on connecting, engaging, closing, and tracking investments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has postponed to 2021 this year\u2019s Africa Investment Forum that was slated for Johannesburg, South Africa this month. The forum has been rescheduled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, AfDB said the decision follows a careful evaluation of the impact and evolution of the deadly viral infection. 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