The industry meetings kicked off on Tuesday in Libreville, with Vice-President of the Government Hermann Immongault in attendance. Running until 26 June at the Chamber of Commerce, this gathering brings together Gabonese authorities, business operators and European partners to discuss the challenges of industrialisation and local processing.
At the heart of the discussions is the contribution of European companies to the productive sovereignty strategy championed by the government.
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French Ambassador to Gabon, Fabrice Mauriès, welcomed the return of around thirty European firms, particularly in the energy sector, while stressing the need to boost Gabon’s attractiveness in the face of international competition.
The Minister of Industry and Local Transformation, Me Lubin Ntoutoume, reaffirmed the ambition to turn Gabon into a country that creates wealth, skilled jobs and know-how through the processing of its natural resources.
For Hermann Immongault, this ambition is reflected in the National Growth and Development Plan (PNCD).
“This vision now finds its operational translation in the PNCD 2026-2030, which makes industrialisation, local processing and economic diversification the main growth drivers for the years ahead: 27,000 billion CFA francs in investment, 18,000 billion of which comes from industry,” he stated.