Photo-news: Highlights from the 2022 Stanbic IBTC Africa China Trade Expo

The 2022 Stanbic IBTC Africa China Trade Expo, which held 10 and 11 August 2022, was part of efforts by Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC to promote trans-regional trade and development between Nigeria and China.

The two-day hybrid conference and exhibition, themed, “Synergy For Growth’, featured industry experts and professionals from Nigeria, South Africa, and China. The event, themed ‘Synergy for Growth’, focused on export enablement and import policies, bilateral trade relations, product exhibitions by Nigerian and Chinese businesses, and the various means through which Stanbic IBTC had facilitated trade between Nigeria and China.

Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Wole Adeniyi, in his opening remarks, stated that Stanbic IBTC’s Africa China Trade Solutions (ACTS) had connected numerous Nigerians to over 16,000 Chinese suppliers, and thereby promoted valuable trade relationships between the two economies.

He said: “Through our relationship with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), we connect various businesses while we create opportunities to generate foreign exchange for the country.”