Benedict Oramah, chairman board of directors of African Export-Import bank, will be speaking on Africa’s economic growth at the 2023 edition of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) annual lecture.
The annual lecture is scheduled to be held on March 29, 2023 in Lagos, with the theme, “unlocking the constraints to Africa’s economic Transformation: Insights into the Power of Capital.”
In a statement by the CIBN, the institute plans to keep members of the public constantly abreast of topical economic issues and policies of government at the national and international levels.
The statement added that this year’s edition of the lecture would assemble chieftains of the banking and finance industry, top public officials, foreign diplomats, members of the academia, top executives of the organised private sector as well as other stakeholders in the Nigerian economy who will articulate clear strategies on how to address the impediments to Africa’s economic development.
It further noted that the institute has set up an implementation supervisory committee, chaired by Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, the managing director of Fidelity bank, to ensure that this year’s event is unique and impactful
Other members of the committee are Adaeze Udensi, managing director, Titan Trust bank, Ozoemena Nnaji, director trade and exchange, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abubakar Bello, managing director Nigerian Export-Import Bank, and Ekene Uzor, special assistant to the president on banking and strategy, African Export-Import bank.