Governor Willie Obiano’s economic blueprint for the state has been described as realistic and people oriented.
The Executive Director, Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency, ANSIPPA, Dr. Ifediora Amobi made the assertion when he led members of the International Finance Corporation on tour of some industries across the state.
The International Finance Corporation is a branch of World Bank that carters for private sector development.
Some of the industries visited were, Cutix Plc, Anambra Rice mill, Chikason group, Tummy-Tummy industries limited all in Nnewi among others.
Speaking on the essence of the visit, Dr. Amobi who said that the IFC team who were in the state a month ago to interface with the manufacturing sector in the state, came back to interact with more manufacturers and industrialists in the state to know their challenges with a view to providing not just advisory and technical services but also financial support where necessary because they said they were impressed with the entrepreneurial spirit of Ndi Anambra.
The Executive Director explained that the International Finance Corporation did not choose Anambra state by proxy, rather because of the enabling environment, infrastructure, education as well as tight security entrenched by the Obiano administration describing the tour as beneficial to the manufacturers.
The Principal Investment Officer, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services, International Finance Corporation, Musonda Chipola said that they have been in Nigeria for a very long time and have made key investments in petrochemical subsector noting that they now want to invest in manufacturing in South Eastern part of Nigeria, hence their choice of Anambra state and promised that they will partner manufacturers and industrialists in the state to grow.
The Chief Executive Officer of Cutix Plc, Mrs. Ijeoma Oduonye who thanked the team for the visit described power, access to capital and high cost of forex as major challenges threatening their businesses, adding that if helped by the IFC,, the company will diversify, create more employment opportunities and help to increase the internally generated revenue of Anambra state.
The two day tour will take the team to some industries located across the three senatorial
districts of the State.
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