Three months after joining 191 heaps of worldwide locations as a participant at the Expo 2020 Dubai hosted in the United Arab Emirates, Namibia is effectively on her map to reaching ambitious targets field for the expo.

That is in accordance with the Namibia Funding Promotion and Pattern Board (NIPDB), as the national funding promotion company and custodian of the Namibian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Located in the More than a number of district at the expo, the Namibian Pavilion continues to shine a lightweight on the nation’s unfamiliar funding alternatives, highlighting priority sectors resembling renewable energy, marine diamonds & mining, tourism & conservation, and cultural heritage.

“While we acknowledge that basically the most up to the moment saunter restrictions have stifled a pair of of our plans, we have came across a resolution to this discipline by leveraging skills to dispute all funding promotion actions continue as planned. The NIPDB has the huge duty to be particular a return on the government’s funding into this expo. As such, the board remains dedicated to carrying out this assignment to dispute the outcomes of the nation’s participation at the expo positively make contributions in direction of guaranteeing financial prosperity for all Namibians,” acknowledged NIPDB spokesperson, Catherine Shipushu.

She persevered that the expo gives a wealth of alternatives for Namibia to galvanise funding alternatives and explore areas of financial cooperation for mutual profit with heaps of taking part worldwide locations.

“The nation would per chance also be benefiting in the field of data switch, particularly in phrases of technological innovations and heaps of sustainable alternate ideas to financial progression. Truly, successful participation in the expo affords but any other to give a enhance to financial complexity via profitable funding alternatives that will exact long-timeframe advantages resembling vacationer enchantment, job advent and sustainable financial diversification, amongst others. Extra to that, funding leads generated at the expo, once concluded, will play a really crucial role in rebuilding the Namibian financial system in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and a sustained contraction all over the final few years,” said Shipushu in an announcement.

She added that to this point, a complete of 123 funding leads were generated, which is effectively above the targeted 10 leads a month. Most investor interests were in the field of Inexperienced Hydrogen. Moreover, recorded leads exhibit investor curiosity in heaps of key industries resembling agriculture, education, tourism, and varied commerce actions. By capacity of nation of starting set, over 50% of ability investors emanate from the United Arab Emirates, with lower than 10% of African starting set.

“The highlight of the expo to this point is the highly successful Namibia Renewable Vitality Summit hosted in November 2021, attended by participants from throughout the globe and ability investors from China, India, Zimbabwe, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The summit used to be organised with the aim of showcasing funding alternatives in the renewable energy field and to present perception into the valid framework that governs funding in the Namibian energy sector,” Shipushu explained.

Upcoming occasions

In March, Namibia is expected to have a just appropriate time its greatest month but at the expo. With lower than two months earlier than the expo concludes, the Namibian Pavilion has build together a schedule packed with occasions to coincide with the expo’s thematic weeks and aligned to the nation’s hang strategic agenda.

The Namibian Pavilion will host the next occasions over the next two months. All occasions will be streamed on the Namibia Expo and NIPDB social media platforms.

Tourism Focal point: February 2022

Potentially the precious two weeks in February are dedicated to tourism, showcasing the Namibian saunter skills and positioning the nation as a globally aggressive vacation destination.

Mining and diamond mining:

14 to 28 February 2022

Completely different actions are lined up to showcase the alternatives in the mining sector together with occasions curated to shine a lightweight on Namibia’s diamond business, part the Namibian diamond fable and in particular “the Appropriate Diamonds Attain” in Namibia.

Namibia funding conference: 23 March 2022

The Namibia Funding Convention is envisaged to be the climax event of the nation’s Expo 2020 Dubai saunter and will be one of the crucial final pitches on funding alternatives, note awareness and export promotion.

Namibia national day:

24 March 2022

All taking part worldwide locations are accorded but any other to have a just appropriate time their national day at Expo 2020 Dubai. Namibia’s national day will be effectively-known on 24 March 2022. Half of the celebrations will encompass a tour of the Namibian and UAE Pavilions, respectively, a parade and performances to showcase Namibia’s unfamiliar custom.

Namibian braai in Dubai:

24 March 2022

That comprises Namibian delicacies, drinks and tune, this multi-sensory event will be a spellbinding showcase of Namibia’s cultural heritage on the realm stage.

The expo has also build together key occasions in March the set excessive rating Namibian officers are expected to steal part. Extra data on these and the above-mentioned occasions will be shared at a later stage.