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USAID, UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

TO ADVANCE THE TWO-WAY TRADE AND INVESTMENT GOALS OF PROSPER AFRICA

TUNIS, TUNISIA

U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Prosper Africa initiative is partnering with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and the nations of Africa. This partnership ensures businesses are equipped with the technical and financial tools they need to enter into new trading and investment relationships in Africa and the United States.

USAID will provide technical assistance and advisory services to prospective businesses through its Trade and Investment Hubs, and will connect UBA with African Diaspora business groups working across the United States. The MOU enables UBA, the only sub-Saharan African bank licensed to operate in the United States, to expand access its reach and extend financing to American companies in the United States looking to do business with African nations.

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Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s(USAID) Middle East Bureau, Michael T. Harvey, Acting Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Africa at the U.S. Agency for International Development,(USAID) Christopher Maloney, E.D Treasury & International Banking UBA, Abdoul-Aziz Dia, Group Head, Consumer & Retail Banking, UBA Jude Anele

during the signing of the memorandum of understanding to advance trade and investment goals of Prosper Africa, held in Tunisia on Thursday

Recognizing tremendous growth opportunities, USAID and UBA are collaborating to advance Prosper Africa’s goal of substantially increasing two-way trade between Africa and the United States. By working together, they will extend financing and technical assistance to businesses that will strengthen the American economy, grow African economies, and create jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.

The two institutions entered into this agreement as part of the opening ceremony of the Tunisia Prosper Africa Conference, co-organized by the U.S. Embassy in Tunis and the American Chamber of Commerce of Tunisia. The event facilitated U.S. and African business-to-business connections and featured remarks by key representatives from the U.S. Government and the U.S. and African private sector.

For general press inquiries, please contact Press@USAID.GOV.

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