President Tinubu arrives venue of Paris summit
President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Palais Brongniart in Paris, the venue of New Global Financing Pact summit.
On his arrival the Nigerian leader was received by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and Europe, Catherine Colonna.
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On Tuesday, Tinubu departed Abuja for France and will use the opportunity of the summit to hold bilateral meetings with various countries including officials of France, US and Switzerland to discuss possible ways of attracting foreign direct investments.
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It was gathered that the financial summit which is hosted by France seeks to establish a system that will be more responsive, just and inclusive. It also seeks to fight inequalities, finance the climate transition, and biodiversity protection, and move closer to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Not less than 39 heads of state from around the world are expected to be part of the summit. Also expected to be in attendance are several multilateral development banks including the World Bank, Africa Development Bank, European Union, African Union and the United Nations.
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