Who We Are (NEPAD BUSINESS GROUP
MEMBERS)
AFRICAN
BUSINESS ROUND TABLE
The African Business Round Table (ABR) was set up in 1990 by the Africa Development
Bank (ADB). It is committed to strengthening the African private sector. The
ABR is dedicated to fostering sustainable economic growth and social development
in Africa through helping to create a conducive business environment for responsible
private sector investment and promoting intra-African trade and investment.
It is the foremost pan-African business organisation and has five regional
Chapters and an International Chapter.
ICC
- INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ICC is the world business organisation, the only representative body that speaks
with authority on behalf of enterprises from all sectors in every part of the
world.
COMMONWEALTH
BUSINESS COUNCIL
CBC works to promote trade and investment throughout the Commonwealth. It was
set up in 1997 with the support of Commonwealth Heads of Government. CBC has
150 corporate members, and over 2000 small and medium company associates.
FORUM
FRANCOPHONE DES AFFAIRES
Forum Francophone des Affaires is an international organisations promoting
business and investment opportunities in francohphone markets across 50 countries
and 5 continents.
BUSINESS
HUMANITARIAN FORUM
The Business Humanitarian Forum's purpose is to encourage dialogue and mutual
support between the business and humanitarian communities, based on their common
interests in the stability, prosperity and democratic evolution of developing
societies and countries in transition. The Business Humanitarian Forum was
founded based on UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's vision of bringing business
partners together with humanitarian organisations to rebuild infrastructures
and jointly resolve humanitarian problems. The BHF is headquartered in Geneva
and its contact group includes all Geneva-based international organisations
and multinational businesses.
Conseil
Francais des Investisseurs en Afrique (CIAN)
CIAN is the French Council of Investors in Africa, a private sector organisation,
grouping together more than 100 companies and representing about 80% of the
activity of French firms invested or operating in Africa.
CORPORATE
COUNCIL ON AFRICA (CCA)
The corporate Council is the leading US private sector organisation representing
US business interests in Africa formed in 1992 with approximately 180 US corporate
members. CCA is involved in promoting investment and trade opportunities in
Africa and liasing with the U administration on policy matters on Africa.
BRITISH
AFRICA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (BABA)
BABA, founded in 1995, is the federal grouping of three major business associations
in UK whose main focus is to facilitate investment and trade with sub-Saharan
Africa via:
*The Eastern Africa Association (EAA) www.eaa.saba.co.uk
*The Southern Africa Business Association (SABA) www.saba.co.uk
*The Wes Africa Business Association (WABA) www.waba.co.uk
The objective of BABA is to facilitate co-operation between
the three member organisations and act on their behalf on
matters of common interest as appropriate in London, Brussels,
Washington and in Africa.
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS LEADERS FORUM (IBLF)
The Forum works strategically with business, civil society and the public sector
in transition and emerging economies in order to achieve socially, economically
and environmentally sustainable development.
BUSINESS
COUNCIL EUROPE AFRICA MEDITERANEAN (BCEAM)
Through its members BCEAM represents some 1,500 European Union
companies with interests in the African continent, from the
Mahgreb to South Africa, and representing over 3,000,000 employees.
Their activities cover the complete range of commerce and industry,
including, agriculture, mining, transport, banking and the
service sectors. At present BCEAM groups all existing EU employers'
Associations of private sector specialised on developing economic
relationships with African countries. PAN
AFRICAN EMPLOYERS CONFEDERATION (PEC)
PEC is the grouping of all employers associations across Africa with representation
in 39 countries on the continent. As the regional representative of the international
organisation of employers network, it works closely with over 135 national
employers' organisations from 131 countries.
CANADIAN
COUNCIL ON AFRICA
The Canadian Council was founded in May 2002. The Canadian Council represents
the Canadian private sector and engages with the Canadian government on Africa
trade, investment and development issues.
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