Get In Touch with the Business Club

Get In Touch with the Business Club

Friday 29 October
21 October was a busy day at the Crown Plaza Hotel where NABC organized it’s third Africa Business Club. With 45 to 50 members that attended, it couldn’t be anything but a success. Lex Lin..
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interview with Jurjan van der Laarse from the DFG

interview with Jurjan van der Laarse from the DFG

Friday 29 October
The Dutch Flower Group is by far the largest flower supplier with member companies situated in the Netherlands, England, France, Switzerland, Spain, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya.
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Vroom Vroom Africa

Vroom Vroom Africa

Monday 25 October
Part roadtrip, part documentary about African entrepreneurship, this film follows Dutch entrepreneur Arnoud de Vroomen and his Citroën 2cv across the length and breadth of Africa. The adve..
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Business and Investment Event - Cape Verde

Business and Investment Event - Cape Verde

Friday 22 October
On Friday 5 November 2010 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organizing in cooperation with Gemeente and the Chamber of Commerce Rotterdam, a Business and Investment Event with focus on Cape
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Worldconnectors Essay Contest - FOOD

Worldconnectors Essay Contest - FOOD

Tuesday 19 October
We invite you to answer this question in an essay (of max. 2000 words). The best essay will win an amount of €2.500,- made available via the Rabobank Foundation. The best three essays will..
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How to Tap Into the Africa Growth Story

How to Tap Into the Africa Growth Story

Saturday 16 October
Africa has been firmly in the spotlight over the last couple of months, with managers stressing the compelling investment opportunities in the region and a raft of new products coming to..
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India Competes with China, Europe for Growing African Market

India Competes with China, Europe for Growing African Market

Saturday 16 October
With the help of the government, Indian industry is implementing a strategy to compete with China and European countries for capturing markets in growing African economies, East Africa in..
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More Trade Within Africa Offers Route to Faster Growth

More Trade Within Africa Offers Route to Faster Growth

Saturday 16 October
Increased intraregional trade and greater investment in infrastructure offer the countries of Africa direct routes to faster economic growth, African finance ministers said..
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Economic Diversification for Africa’s Growth stressed

Economic Diversification for Africa’s Growth stressed

Saturday 16 October
Diversifying African economies is key to reducing the continent’s dependence on the sale of raw commodities and to sustained economic growth, as well as the development sectors such as..
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Africa Should Not Rush Into Land Deals

Africa Should Not Rush Into Land Deals

Saturday 16 October
African governments should avoid rushing into big land lease deals with foreign investors or risk deepening poverty and ramping up social tensions, the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Office..
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$130 Million From U.S. to Train Doctors in a Dozen Countries

$130 Million From U.S. to Train Doctors in a Dozen Countries

Saturday 16 October
The United States will donate $130 million to African medical schools to improve medical education on the continent, the Obama administration announced last week..
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Gold and Silver Discoveries Confirmed in Mozambique

Gold and Silver Discoveries Confirmed in Mozambique

Saturday 16 October
The Canadian company African Queen Mines has confirmed discoveries of copper, gold and silver at its "King Solomon Project" in the western Mozambican province of Tete..
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China Aims to Boost Bank Loans to Africa

China Aims to Boost Bank Loans to Africa

Saturday 16 October
China, criticized in the West for overlooking human rights abuses in its business dealings with poverty-stricken Africa, will encourage commercial banks to lend more to the continent..
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Heineken Egypt aims to revive winemaking

Heineken Egypt aims to revive winemaking

Saturday 16 October
Heineken's Egypt unit said it is focusing on building its wine business, an unusual trade for the brewing giant, and wants to shift sales from tourists towards local customers..
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Africa could overtake N-American oil production

Africa could overtake N-American oil production

Saturday 16 October
Africa would likely surpass North America and become the third largest oil producer, after the Middle East and Central/Eastern Europe, by next year, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said..
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WHY AFRICAN COMPANIES NEED TO JOIN NABC

WHY AFRICAN COMPANIES NEED TO JOIN NABC

Monday 11 October
NABC encourages African companies that wish to expand their business activities to The Netherlands to join the network. The partnership between Africa and Netherlands should be a win – win..
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Cape Verde on the move!

Cape Verde on the move!

Thursday 07 October
Last week NABC and Stichting Intercambios visited Cape Verde with a group of Dutch companies. The trade mission was regarded very successful by both the delegates and the organization.
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African Takeover Spree

African Takeover Spree

Thursday 07 October
In the race for Africa, companies from the U.S., China, Japan and the U.K. are scrambling to buy the continent’s best assets, tapping into its growth potential and its 1 billion people in..
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Nokia expects increase usage Africa

Nokia expects increase usage Africa

Thursday 07 October
Nokia expects to see a surge in mobile usage in Africa over the next three or four years, giving it access to more new customers over the period than in China and India. "We are going to..
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Nigerian air safety gets first class rating

Nigerian air safety gets first class rating

Thursday 07 October
Nigeria has achieved a Category 1 air safety rating from the U.S. Government under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program. This..
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Interview Matthew Boadu Adjei

Interview Matthew Boadu Adjei

Friday 01 October
Oasis Capital Ghana is a private equity and venture capital fund management firm that provides risk capital to entrepreneurial businesses in West Africa. Established in February 2009, Oasis
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Trade Mission Mauritius 15 - 20 November 2010

Trade Mission Mauritius 15 - 20 November 2010

Monday 16 August
From 15 – 20 November 2010 NABC is organizing a trade mission to Mauritius in close cooperation with the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce, the Dutch Embassy in Tanzania and Invest Mauritius.
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  • We are pleased to introduce to you one of our newest members: Skandar. Skandar offers consultancy and interim management services in the field of international real estate with a special focus on Africa. Skandar is founded by Alexander van Trig

    Skandar
  • Please meet our newest member Integrated Consultancy Services (ICS) established in 2010, based in South-Sudan. While providing independent assessments of how efficiently your organizations program is working, ICS can give cost effective recommendati

    Newest Member:
  • We welcome our newest member : BEIN BEIN (Business Explorer International Network) believes that market for ICT supported managed services will grow rapidly throughout the world and to its cost effectiveness. In Africa the telecommunication infrast

    Newest member: Bein
  • We are happy to welcome Van Hijfte BV as one of our newest members to NABC.Van Hijfte BV is a family company founded in 1920. The van Hijfte Group is specialised in offering a complete service package of food covering fruit, vegetables, canned food,

    Newest member: Van Hijfte BV
  • NABC welcomes Steward Redqueen (SRQ) as one of its latest members. SRQ is a strategy consultancy firm that aims to magnify the positive impact of the private sector on society. It is represented in Haarlem, Luxembourg, Barcelona and New York and exec

    Newest member: Steward Redqueen
  • We are happy to welcome ANTMAR Search as one of our newest members to NABC. ANTMAR Search is an Executive Search firm specialized in the recruitment of Middle & Top expat managers in Africa. Our goal is to guide international companies in their se

    Newest member: Antmar Search
  • WerkinAfrika Recruitment Services is specialised in recruiting young professionals to senior management for small and middle sized enterprises operating in Africa. My name is Inez Willeboordse, initiator of WerkinAfrika. I have lived and worked in Af

    Newest member: WerkinAfrika Recruitment Services
  • S3C- Solar Energy for Africa. We are happy to welcome S3C as one of our newest members to NABC. Being a social venture S3C aims to stimulate local entrepreneurship in sustainable energy in Sub-Sahara Africa. Adressing the challenges to create local

    Newest member: S3C - Solar Energy for Africa
  • A testimonial about how one trade mission through NABC grew into big business in DRC Congo

    Into the heart of Darkness: Dutch enterprise closes a contract worth millions
  • Van Vliet Trucks Holland B.V. joined the Cameroon Trade Mission 2011. During this mission we met some high officials and local entrepeneurs. The trip was well organised, the hotels were good, transportation was well arranged

    Patrick Onderwater - VAN VLIET TRUCKS HOLLAND B.V.
  • Nothing but good things towards the organisation of the Trade Mission to Nigeria March 2012. For me the second mission. The trip exceeded my expectations. Especially the interaction between the parallel mission with NABC and the Dutch Government

    Robert van Kats - BKVV
  • How successful and valuable a trade mission can be highly depends on the expectations and aims that the participants have formulated for themselves.

    Jan van Vulpen - Remco Afrique
  • As sales manager responsible for Africa, I was looking at finding opportunities to open markets in this vast continent, besides the few contacts we historically had.

    Joppe Schouten - Van Beest B.V.
  • The NABC Business Club held on the 17th of November was another great platform to meet friends and other Africa interested companies, for to exchange experiences over a drink and a good laugh.

    Ron de Bruijn - Bohler Welding Group
  • Berenschot is active in many countries in Africa. Our passion is to organise. At all times, in the most complex of environments. The events of NABC, like the regular Africa Business Clubs, are very good opportunities to share experiences and more

    Fons de Zeeuw - Berenschot
  • First of all i would like to thank NABC for the nice meeting you have arranged this morning at the Crownplaza Hotel with the delegation of Congolesse businessmen. I was at this meeting this morning in order to represent my company KLEYN TRUCKS

    Christian Sangwa - Kleyn Trucks B.V.
    

 

Reasons to join us today

  • The first Africa-focused business network in NL
  • Market Information about African Countries
  • Members meetings and networking events
  • Trade missions into and coming from Africa
  • Regular news updates