The United States’ Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Prosper Africa initiative is partnering with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to increase two-way trade and investment between the US and the nations of Africa.
The two institutions entered into this agreement as part of the opening ceremony of the Tunisia Prosper Africa Conference co-organised by the US Embassy in Tunis and the American Chamber of Commerce of Tunisia.
The event facilitated US and African business-to-business connections and featured remarks by key representatives from the US government and the US and African private sector.
The partnership ensures businesses are equipped with the technical and financial tools they need to enter into new trading and investment relationships in Africa and the United States.
USAID says it will provide technical assistance and advisory services to prospective businesses through its Trade and Investment Hubs, and will connect UBA with African Diaspora business groups working across the United States.
The MoU also enables UBA, the only sub-Saharan African bank licensed to operate in the United States, to expand access to its reach and extend financing to American companies in the US looking to do business with African nations.
Recognising tremendous growth opportunities, the two organisations say they are collaborating to advance Africa’s goal of substantially increasing two-way trade between Africa and the United States.
By working together, they will extend financing and technical assistance to businesses that will strengthen the American economy, grow African economies, and create jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.
