Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan President, João Lourenço, this Monday in Tokyo, Japan, appealed to Japanese businessmen to invest in the most diverse areas of business in Angola.
Speaking at the Japan-Angola Business Forum, as part of his 4-day official visit to the country, he highlighted the sectors of oil, gas, agriculture, fisheries, industry, tourism, health and education as important for investment by Japanese businessmen .
He stated that Angola intends to develop all these sectors, but with greater emphasis on the agro-industrial sector, aiming to increase the job offer, achieve self-sufficiency of goods in the internal market and diversify exports.
João Lourenço made it known that the Angolan Government will give all the necessary support to the investment intentions of Japanese businessmen in the various sectors of the Angolan economy.
Reforms in Angola
In this segment, the Angolan Head of State reaffirmed that Angola is implementing important reforms to become a country increasingly open to the world, especially with a business climate that is more welcoming to national and foreign private investment.
“As a result of these reforms, Angola now has an environment of greater transparency, good governance, with clear actions to combat corruption and impunity”, he emphasized.
He argued that the country respects and protects private property and healthy competition between economic agents, defends and ensures the improvement in the international circulation of capital, income and dividends.
The President reiterated that the Angolan Government will continue to deepen the reforms initiated, above all to promote the development of national human capital and the socio-economic development of the country.
“For the full realization of these tasks, the participation of the private sector is vital, which we consider to be the engine for the growth and development of our country”, concludes the Angolan statesman.
Since last Sunday (12), President João Lourenço has been making an official visit to Japan, at the invitation of the local authorities.
The visit program, which ends on Wednesday (15), includes meetings with the Japanese Emperor, Naruito, with the Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, and local businessmen.
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