$6 billion in Chad investment deals inked at UAE forum: minister

$6 billion in Chad investment deals inked at UAE forum: minister

An investment forum for Chad has yielded deals that could exceed $6.2 billion, a United Arab Emirates minister said on Monday, adding that a trade agreement was just weeks away. About 40 deals were signed with entities and companies from the central African country which borders war-ravaged Sudan, the minister said in Abu Dhabi. "We see tremendous development opportunities to ensure growth and stability in the country," UAE Foreign Trade Ministe…

UAE-Chad Trade and Investment Forum secures $20.5bln

The announcement was made at the conclusion of the UAE–Chad Trade and Investment Forum

Paul Fokam to launch Afriland First Bank in Chad

Cameroonian banker Paul Fokam, founder of Afriland First Group, met Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to discuss opening a new banking subsidiary in N'Djamena, a project the group has pursued for two decades.Fokam confirms upcoming Chad operationsFokam, accompanied by Guy Laurent Fondjo, Afriland’s head of development, told reporters after the meeting on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, that the group intends to begin …

“Africa Now In Era Of Executing Vision – Says CEO Alawuba As UBA Backs Chad’s N30bn Growth Plan

Africa has moved beyond potential and entered the era of execution, according to UBA Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Alawuba. He made this declaration in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, while addressing the UAE–Chad Trade and Investment Forum on Monday. Speaking on the theme “Financing African Competitiveness – Building Bridges, Powering Progress,” Alawuba described the $30 billion Tchad Connexion 2030 plan as a bold…

UAE and Chad agree terms for Cepa

The UAE and Chad have finalised the terms of a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (Cepa), according to the UAE’s minister of foreign trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi. The Cepa is expected to be signed in the coming weeks, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported, citing comments by the minister at the UAE-Chad trade and investment forum in Abu Dhabi. The UAE is in advanced negotiations to conclude Cepas with several African countries…

UAE plans to conclude CEPA trade deal with Chad by end 2025

Bilateral trade between the UAE and Chad currently stands at $1.9bn, having growing more than 30 per cent last year The post UAE plans to conclude CEPA trade deal with Chad by end 2025 appeared first on Gulf Business.