Determined to boost export business, Wema Bank has launched the Wema Export Trade Academy, a virtual educational facility for nurturing international trade enthusiasts to success.
This was the highlight of the first physical Importer-Exporter Forum held in Lagos with the theme,l “Building A Symbiotic Trade Ecosystem For Effective Trade Decisions.”
The Forum brought together Importers, Exporters, Aspiring International Traders and relevant Regulatory Bodies, to address issues impeding International Trade in the Nigerian context with a view to proffering viable solutions tailored to facilitate seamless international trade operations and enable a mutually beneficial import-export synchronisation.
The Academy, pioneered by Wema Bank, is strategically designed to nurture export enthusiasts from cradle, equipping them with exclusive expert resources to help them identify the right products, locate willing buyers, navigate regulatory provisions, receive payments and access funding facilities, to build a fruitful and sustainable export trade business.
- Wema Bank, NYSC Partner To Launch Nationwide Youth Empowerment Initiative
- Striking a balance: Unpacking Nigeria’s monetary policy dilemma
Wema Bank’s Managing Director, Moruf Oseni, said, “We have a wealth of natural resources and a burgeoning entrepreneurial spirit, what we need are the right tools, knowledge and partnerships to translate this potential into tangible trade success stories. This forum, coupled with our Wema Africa Trade Academy is our own way of providing tools for entrepreneurs in the International Trade sector”, he said.
The Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Dr. Mahmud Hassan, stated that trade management in Nigeria has both physical and monetary aspects as effective trade in Nigeria depends on synergy between the physical and monetary authorities.
