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7th Nigeria-China BIF: This was organized in response to the tremendous interest generated by the 6th session, where time was not adequate to accommodate the various interest on Nigeria. Thus, the event was held in Shanghai, Shenzen and Yiwu from 17th-24th October 2008. 1st Nigeria-Vietnam BIF: was held on 22nd and 24th October 2008 in the Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi respectively. It was organized to engender trade relations between the two countries. BUSINESS MISSIONS RECEIVED The Commission organized the reception of several business Missions to the country bearing in mind the need to create positive impression to guide their decision to invest in the Country. Most of these delegations were on a fact finding mission to several countries to enable them assess the best climate for investment. This informed the need for the Commission to offer them the best the Country has to offer. The Missions received during the period include: AUSTRADE: is a delegation from Australia tagged 'the African Infrastructure and Projects mission' organized to assess some African countries for possible location of Australian businesses. The team that comprised of public and private sector companies visited Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. An interactive business forum was organized for them with the Nigerian business community on 20th June 2008. Preliminary Visit of Spanish Delegation to Nigeria: a Spanish delegation representing "the Federation of Companies in Andalucia for Investors and Workers (FEANSAL)" from Spain was received on 12th August 2008. The visit was a prelude to the visit of a larger delegation of the Association, which has the strength of about 5800 registered members. Japanese Joint Mission for Trade and Investment to Africa: is a 45-member high powered delegation comprising mainly of private sector but led by government officials at the Cabinet level. A business forum was held for them with the Nigerian business community on 15th September 2008, in addition to the visit to the Vice-President and meetings with the Cabinet Ministers of Energy and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Netherlands Trade Mission to Nigeria: The Nigeria's Ambassador to the Netherlands led a delegation of several businessmen from the Netherlands to 93 93

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