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British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Jonny Baxter, making remarks connected Thursday astatine the inauguration of the UK-Nigeria Economic Diversification Working Group Dialogue successful Lagos
The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Jonny Baxter, has reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s committedness to deepening bilateral commercialized relations with Nigeria.
Baxter made the reaffirmation connected Thursday astatine the inauguration of the UK-Nigeria Economic Diversification Working Group Dialogue.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dialog is simply a strategical follow-up to the recently-concluded Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) Roadshow successful Kano and Lagos states.
The dialog is convened nether the UK-Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership.
It brought unneurotic elder authorities officials, commercialized experts, and private-sector leaders from some nations.
Discussions focused connected unlocking Nigeria’s non-oil sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing and integer services.
The lawman commissioner emphasised the United Kingdom’s committedness to supporting Nigerian exporters done the DCTS.
NAN reports that DCTS provides tariff reductions and simplified commercialized rules for concern owners and exporters.
Under the DCTS, much than 3,000 Nigerian products basal to payment from enhanced marketplace access.
These see nutrient specified arsenic ginger, cocoa, sesame seeds, cashew nuts, and soya beans, arsenic good arsenic textiles.
According to Baxter, the dialog marks a important milestone successful the United Kingdom-Nigeria partnership.
“It reflects our shared committedness to driving inclusive, sustainable economical maturation done strategical exports diversification, “ helium said.
Baxter said that the United Kingdom was unlocking caller opportunities for trade, concern and innovation crossed cardinal sectors.
He said: “This is by moving unneurotic with governments and the backstage assemblage done our marketplace improvement programmes similar Propcom+.
“The UK remains a steadfast spouse successful supporting Nigeria’s ambition to stimulate economical growth.”
Amb. Abba Nura Rimi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria, lauded the initiative.
Rimi was represented by the Director of Trade and Investment astatine the ministry, Mrs. Gertrude Orji.
Rimi urged stakeholders to person a wide knowing of the scheme’s requirements successful bid to afloat harness its benefits.
“Through partnerships similar this with the UK Department for Business and Trade, we purpose to trim barriers to trade.
“We besides purpose to amended competitiveness and guarantee that Nigerian products conscionable planetary marketplace standards,” Rimi said.
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