In order to beat the challenges of lateness and fire brigade approach, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has unveiled its agenda for this year’s international trade fair.
This year’s deal is designed to focus on charting the path of recovery in terms of industrialisation and sustainable growth.
In a statement, the 2017 trade fair template showed that it is scheduled to hold from Friday 3rd November to Sunday 12th November, 2017 at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos.
Under aims and objectives, the fair will strive to support Nigeria’s quest to achieve a virile industrialised economy by providing a platform for the nation’s industrial, manufacturing, agriculture, solid minerals and service sectors.
Explaining more on the theme, LCCI President, Mrs. Nike Akande, said the theme; ‘Promoting industrialisation for economic recovery and sustainable growth’ is not only apt but very timely in the face of the current economic realities in the nation.
She added that the fair will boost government’s drive at economic diversification and inter-sectoral synergy.
Akande who unveiled the 2017 LITF prospectus, called on all industry players to support the efforts of the government in exiting recession as soon as possible by way of becoming productive in our different ways.
She said revamping and stabilising the economy through the injection of capital into the economy by the government is aimed at driving investments in agriculture, manufacturing, trade, services and technology.
On the recently launched Economic and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020, Akande said the new economic architecture is designed to promote macroeconomic stability and economic diversification through fiscal stimulus, monetary stability and improvement of external balance of trade.
According to her, “Also, the 60-day National Action Plan on Ease of Doing Business is expected to impact on the investment climate through three priority areas which are the international trade and immigration processes as well as transparency and inclusion in public sector procurement”.
