FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has
partnered the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) to host the 21st
Nigerian Economic Summit with the theme: ‘Tough Choices: Achieving
competitiveness, inclusive growth and sustainability.’
This summit, scheduled to hold in Abuja
from October 13 – 15, will highlight the significant role of
public-private sector dialogue in national transformation. The summit is
organised to drive “consciousness and build national consensus on what
is urgently required to rebuild, revamp and reinforce public-private collaboration
for an all-inclusive economic growth.”
for an all-inclusive economic growth.”
It would be a platform to drive
stakeholders’ deliberation on tough choices required to achieve
sustainable competitive and inclusive growth for national economic
development in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), which take effect from January 2016.
Key issues to be discussed include: how
to create jobs, approaches to achieving peace and security, dismantling
the pillars of corruption, strengthening institutions and the attainment
of sustainable macro-economic stability and inclusive growth, among
other reforms.
Bisi Onasanya, CEO of FirstBank, in a
statement, noted, “the bank supports initiatives that create
opportunities for the advancement of inclusive and sustainable growth.”
The bank will continue to drive the
discourse on how best to achieve competitiveness and inclusive growth in
a sustainable way, through measurable outcomes that are crucial in
defining the agenda that will help in making Nigeria’s socio-economic
environment globally competitive, he said.
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected
to lead a presidential policy dialogue that will focus on key strategic
elements required to make Nigeria globally competitive.
Other sessions during the 21st NES
include: Leveraging Nigeria’s Competitive Advantage; Business and
Sustainability in the Age of SDGs; Roundtable with the Vice President on
Reforming Public Institutions, and Roundtable with the National
Assembly on Setting a Legislative Framework for High-Performance
Governance.
Others are conversation with State
Governors on Sub-National Competiveness; Policy Commission breakout
sessions, as well as Design Workshops.
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