Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled for Davos, Switzerland. The Vice President will join world leaders, top business executives, and representatives of development partners at the meeting to discuss the state of the world economy with a view to improving its conditions. Among the events slated for Vice President Shettima is a workshop entitled, “Roadmap to Co-create Investment Opportunities for Africa’s Frontier Markets,” organized by the African Development Bank in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Senator Shettima will also co-chair a forum on “Turning Digital Trade into a Catalyst for Growth in Africa,” scheduled for the Pischa Congress Centre. Vice President Shettima will attend, as a panellist, a Stakeholder Dialogue entitled “Global Risks 2025.” The Global Risks Report highlights an increasingly volatile global landscape, marked by accelerating geopolitical, technological, and environmental challenges.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2025 17:09 UTC