ECCIMA Partners South -East Govts On Business Dev

The South East  Coalition of Business Professionals Associations with support of the Centre For International     Private Enterprise (CIPE), United States of America, has concluded  arrangements to organise a two- day stakeholders forum for  governments of south eastern states.

Briefing newsmen last Monday in Enugu on the forthcoming  forum, the South- East  chairman of the coalition,  and President, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines And Agriculture (ECCIMA), Sir Okechukwu Nwadinobi, expressed  concern   over the  current  deplorable  business environment in the  zone .

He also expressed dissatisfaction over  the implications of the recent world Bank report which ranked the region as the poorest amongst the 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT),  in terms of business transaction,  describing the ugly  situation  as quite unfortunate.

According to the ECCIMA boss, “the briefing was part of our strategic action plan to mobilise and sensitise the people on the state of the operating business environment in the south east, particularly as it has to do with the World Bank report.

He, however, explained that the stakeholder forum was designed by the organisers to engaging governments of the south Eastern states, adding that the forum would seek to address the regulatory issues.

The forum, with the theme: “South east Business Environment: the case for reforms on regulations”, Nwadinobi stated would feature presentations from experts, and would be practically driven so as to achieve the desired objectives.

He maintained that the current dwindling business climate in the south east region calls for concerted efforts towards addressing the problem, stressing the need for the advancement of policy reforms and collaborative   efforts to confront the challenges of the economic growth and sustainable development in the region.

The ECCIMA boss further noted   that improving the business environment in the zone would go a long way in creating and facilitating investment and economic growth which would also boost   industrial and commercial activities in the area as well as generate employment, create wealth, and impact positively on the internally generated revenue of various states within the area.