The Authorities of Liberia, in partnership with NOVA Africa Enterprise Group, has introduced that the 2025 Liberian Funding Convention can be held from Tuesday, July 15 to Friday, July 18 on the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complicated in Paynesville, Congo City.
By: Kruah Thompson
Monrovia, July 11, 2025: Talking Thursday on the Ministry of Data, Cultural Affairs and Tourism common press briefing, Mr. William Anderson, CEO of NOVA Africa Enterprise Group, who appeared on the occasion alongside Presidential Advisor Madella Cooper stated the occasion is being organized in partnership with the Workplace of the Vice President, NOVA Africa Ventures and the Nationwide Funding Fee.
NOVA Africa Ventures is certainly one of Liberia’s main funding advisory corporations, collaborating with the federal government to foster funding and drive financial progress.
NOVA helps worldwide buyers, improvement companions, and personal companies join with the proper info and sources they should put money into important areas of Liberia’s economic system.
Talking on the event, he says, the convention, which can be held underneath the theme “Partnering for Prosperity,” goals to draw personal funding in key sectors comparable to agriculture, power, tourism, infrastructure, aviation, mining, know-how, and finance.
“These sectors are main priorities underneath the President’s ARREST Agenda, and the convention will assist herald firms which might be able to put money into them.”
Accordingly, he revealed that a few of these firms have already agreed to return to Liberia, and a few might arrive later this 12 months to start investing and enhancing productiveness throughout totally different sectors.
“Final 12 months, an organization got here to purchase pure natural merchandise from the Liberian market to export to supermarkets in Black communities within the U.S. So, the mission is ongoing, and this 12 months, the President of the corporate is predicted to return to Liberia to proceed.
Anderson additionally revealed that Liberia is in talks with a number of main worldwide corporations, together with: Jitex Aviation (France), In Geneco, a fintech firm from France working in South Africa Or De Leon Group (USA), Arkansas River Rice Mill Group (USA), which he says will assist Liberia cut back its 210-million-metric-ton rice import hole by supplying prime quality rice and supporting native manufacturing.
He stated the occasion may even create actual alternatives for Liberians, particularly younger folks, by encouraging firms to return in and open up new job and enterprise prospects.
Mr. Anderson inspired NOVA and the federal government to proceed working collectively to usher in the personal sector and construct belief with worldwide companions.
“For Liberia to succeed, we have to present the world that we’re a reliable companion,” he stated.
Nonetheless, the 2025 convention may even characteristic native firms comparable to Orange Liberia, AGL, AquaLife, EPO, and the Capital Lodge. Worldwide teams, together with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, UNDP, and the United Nations Financial Fee for Africa (UNECA), have agreed to function supporters of the occasion.
In the meantime, Madame Copper will ship the keynote handle on the Funding Convention, which is predicted to assist carry extra funding into Liberia and help nationwide progress and improvement. – Edited by Othello B. Garblah.
