Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BoI) and EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank, yesterday, signed two financial agreements totalling €135 million to support healthcare manufacturing and agricultural value chains in the country.
The signing took place on the sidelines of the Nigeria-EU Ministerial Summit in Abuja. The first agreement, worth €50 million, targets local production of pharmaceuticals, vaccines and diagnostics. The second, worth €85 million, focuses on agricultural value chains, particularly cocoa and dairy, with at least 70 per cent of loans directed at those sectors.
Speaking at the event, BoI Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Olasupo Olusi, said the healthcare deal would move Nigeria from being a major importer of essential health commodities to a competitive producer within regional and global value chains.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
