An African tour for a number of Indian businessmen was announced to take place from September 12 to 22. The IT businessmen will be visiting Nigeria and Ghana as part of their global tour. The NASSCOM delegation said in a statement that the visit is part Global Trade Development Initiative “to explore new geographies for its members.” “Nigeria is the second biggest economy in Africa and is the largest in terms of its population and opportunity,” the groups said in a statement about their visit to Nigeria. “Ghana offers the most suitable investment climate in the region and is often referred to as the Gateway to West Africa,” added the statement. “The emphasis of the NASSCOM delegation would be on creating awareness among the local companies about India, identifying potential companies for partnership and building a long-term engagement program,” said the statement. The group, which is one of the India's leading IT trade-working groups, has more than 1200 members, from India and foreign investors. The delegation is also expected to visit Kenya. The group called the Kenyan IT market as the “the most aggressive ICT economy in East Africa with the government being proactive and willing to invest in the sector.” The African IT market is seeing great growth and expected to reach the value of $26.53 billion this year. BM
