Mission de prospection économique 2023

PROGRAM 2023

Francophonie Regional Workshop on Cross-Border Banking and Financing International Business Growth 
C A S A B L A N C A

PROGRAMME 
Friday 10th February 2023 

Venue: Barcelo Anfa Hotel, 44 Boulevard d'Anfa, Casablanca, Morocco 


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Feb 10th
08:30 - 09:00(host country time)

Welcome of the participants

Feb 10th
09:00 - 09:45(host country time)

OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP

- Mr. Henri Eli MONCEAU, Director, Direction de la Francophonie économique et numérique, International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) - Ms. Faouzia ZAABOUL, Director, Treasury and External Finance Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco - Mr. El Hadi CHAIBAINOU, Director General of the Groupement professionnel des Banques du Maroc (GPBM) and Secretary General of the Union Bancaire Francophone (UBF), Morocco
Feb 10th
09:45 - 11:00(host country time)

MAIN CONFERENCE: International Payments in the Age of the of the Continental Free Trade Area in Africa (CFTAA)

- Mr. Emaka UZOMBA, Senior Advisor, Banking and Finance, Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (CFTA), Ghana Q/A Session
Feb 10th

11h00 - 11h30 I Coffee break and family photo

Feb 10th

PANELS ON CROSS-BORDER BANKING AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS

Feb 10th
11:30 - 12:30(host country time)

PANEL 1: REGULATION OF CROSS-BORDER BANKING AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS: WHAT INITIATIVES AND HARMONIZATION ARE POSSIBLE?

Speakers : - Mr. Youssef GHCHIOUA, Head of Supervision, Directorate of Banking Supervision, Bank Al Maghrib, Morocco - Mr. Hicham ELALAMY, Director of the support and development pole, Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), Morocco - Mr. Wilfried ZIGANI, Director, Corporate Banking Department, Banque Atlantique, Burkina Faso - Mr. Hermann AGUIAR, Specialist in international cash management and clearing, Cabinet Paterson, France Q&A session with the audience
Feb 10th

12h30 - 14h00 I Lunch, Barcelo Anfa Hotel

PANELS ON THE FINANCING OF INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OPERATIONS OF AFRICAN COMPANIES
Feb 10th
14:00 - 15:00(host country time)

PANEL 2: FACILITATING CROSS-BORDER BANKING AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS: OPERATIONAL INITIATIVES AND THE ROLE OF DIGITAL

Speakers : - Mr. Ahmed BENYAHYA, Executive Director in charge of Foreign Financial Institutions & International Cooperation at Bank of Africa - BMCE Group, Morocco - Mr. Anthony NKINZO, Director General of the National Agency for Investment Promotion of the DRC & President of the International Network of Francophone Investment Promotion Agencies (RIAFPI), Ivory Coast - Mr. Christian FORTIN-ETTORI, Head of Global SWIFT and SEPA Management, Crédit Agricole, France - Ms. Fatou MBAYE, Director of Administration, Finance & Operations, inTouch Group, Senegal Q&A session with the audience
Feb 10th
15:00 - 15:15(host country time)

Conclusions and recommendations of the panels on improving cross-border banking and financial transactions

Feb 10th

Coffee Break

Feb 10th

PANEL ON THE FINANCING OF INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OPERATIONS AFRICAN COMPANIES' INTERNATIONAL GROWTH OPERATIONS

Feb 10th
15:30 - 16:30(host country time)

PANEL 3: WHAT MECHANISMS TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO FINANCING FOR SME-SMI'S WISHING TO EXPAND INTERNATIONALLY? INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

Speakers : - Ms. Leila CHORFI, Head of Trade & Cash Business Development, Bank of Africa Groupe BMCE, Morocco - Ms. Hannah Subayi KAMUANGA, Country Manager, Equity Expert for Central Africa, Proparco/AFD, DRC - Mr. Brahim El JAI, Partner at AfricInvest and Managing Director of AfricInvest Morocco, Morocco - Mr. René NTAKIRUTIMANA, Technical Director of Munyax Eco, Rwanda - Mr. Anoumou François AZOGO, General Manager of Boulevard Bénin, Benin Q&A session with the audience
Feb 10th
16:15 - 16:45(host country time)

Conclusions and ways of facilitating access to finance for African SMEs wishing to expand internationally

Mr. Henri Eli MONCEAU, Director, Economic and Digital Francophonie of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF)