{"id":42546,"date":"2022-05-25T12:05:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T12:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=42546"},"modified":"2022-05-25T12:05:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T12:05:47","slug":"buhari-urges-west-african-banks-to-collaborate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/buhari-urges-west-african-banks-to-collaborate\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari urges West African banks to collaborate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has urged executives of banking institutions in West Africa to forge closer collaboration to tackle economic challenges confronting the sub-region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He spoke when he received a delegation from the West African Bankers Association (WABA), led by its President, Thierno Seydou Nourou Sy, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the President noted that the sub-region must find a common understanding and ground to address low access to financial services and recovery from post COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Buhari told the association, founded in 1981, and which brings together over 250 commercial banks and 15 institutions from across West Africa, that for many centuries, African countries have traded with one another without a formalized and structured system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He, however, noted that over time, global trade has become more complex and organized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nigerian leader expressed confidence that the rollout of the African Continental Free Trade Area would be a turning point in how African countries trade with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMore importantly, we will turn the page in ensuring that we deepen and expand our industrial capabilities by making sure we export less of what we have been endowed with in primary or raw form, and convert larger portions of these resources into finished materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat will allow us to benefit from the revenue earned from the added value of exporting a finished product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur ability to overcome the current phase of our development lies in our resolve to work jointly via our regional and sub-regional organisations where we can all reach a common understanding to fight against a common enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the reasons I am delighted with the strides ECOWAS has been making towards unanimity and forging alliances with a goal to resolve issues that confront the sub-region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI believe that this is also the approach that is being followed in the West African Bankers\u2019 Association and the West African Monetary Union.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On ongoing efforts to synchronize monetary and fiscal policies through WABA, the President challenged the association to work towards finding a common ground, despite the unique macro-economic challenges that each member-state faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pledged that Nigeria will always be ready to support efforts that are geared towards improving the lives of all its citizens \u201das long as they do not place us at a disadvantage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WABA President lauded the lead role Nigeria plays in African economy, adding that President Buhari\u2019s leadership was also well appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we are here for counsel and guidance for the financial sector in West Africa,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged President Buhari to be an advocate for greater inclusion for WABA in ECOWAS structure, also noting that one of the challenges with the banking system is capacity building, and urging Nigeria to set up a training academy for the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenationonlineng.net\/buhari-urges-west-african-banks-to-collaborate\/\">SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-42546\" data-postid=\"42546\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-42546 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has urged executives of banking institutions in West Africa to forge closer collaboration to tackle economic challenges confronting the sub-region. 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