Edmond Arene

Bühler Group

À propos du conférencier

Edmond Arene is a Finance and Management professional with over a decade of work 
experience.

He is currently the Country Finance Manager at Buhler Nigeria, a technology leader in grain 
and food processing, where he heads the Finance and Administration team. Prior to joining 
Buhler Nigeria, he worked with GEA Group as the Financial Controller for West and Central 
Africa. He also had his early professional career with KPMG Nigeria where he rose to the 
position of a Senior Associate in charge of the engagements of several clients in the food and 
beverage sector. 

Edmond Arene is a chartered accountant with membership of several professional accounting 
bodies including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Association of 
Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 
(CIMA) and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA). 
He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in finance. He has completed 
the Senior Management program from Lagos Business School, Business Leadership and 
Management short course from University of Stellenbosch Business School and Chief Finance 
Officer Development program from Udemy. 

Informations de Matchmaking

First Name

Edmond

Last Name

Arene

Company

Bühler Group

Participant

Financial Policy and Regulatory Interventions – value chain finance for production and processing
agrofood & plastprintpack Conference

Financial Policy and Regulatory Interventions – value chain finance for production and processing

mercredi, 29 mars 2023
11:00 - 12:30 | Africa/Lagos
Hall 3 | The Conference Area

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Session
agrofood & plastprintpack Conference
Financial Policy and Regulatory Interventions – value chain finance for production and processing
mercredi, 29 mars 2023
11:00 - 12:30 | Africa/Lagos
Panel
Hall 3 | The Conference Area
Anglais

Financial Policy and Regulatory Interventions – value chain finance for production and processing

Access to capital and credit facilities has been described as one of the constraints facing optimal production in Sub Sahara Africa. This panel session will analyze the availability of financial products offered to the mid-sized agroindustry in production and processing, thereby carefully generating action plans to improve the ease of business locally and internationally. Furthermore, discussion on how these proffered financial solutions can create an enabling environment for businesses by looking at existing financial schemes provided by the Nigerian Government and private banking institutions.
Medium-sized businesses are critical to the development of any economy as they possess great potential for employment generation, improvement of local technology, output diversification, development of indigenous entrepreneurship and forward integration with large-scale industries.
In Nigeria, the medium-sized businesses sector has been under gross underperformance, undermining its contribution to economic growth and development. The issues affecting mid-sized enterprises are; an unfriendly business environment, poor funding, low managerial skills and lack of access to modern technology (FSS 2020 SME Sector Report, 2007). Among these, the shortage of finance occupies a very central position. These considerations underscore the relevance of the panel session as an important component of the Nigerian agrofood plastprint pack conference.



Session objectives:
This panel session will provide insights on best practices and plans to offer lasting solutions to finance accessibility for organizations that will further enhance the economy.
  • Access to transparency on financial performance and finance accessibility
  • The pursuit of financial inclusion as a vehicle for economic development through local businesses
  • Economic indicator pointers to support companies in monetary making decisions
  • How a change in the external environment, such as a pandemic or a recession, can affect the company's ability to operate as agreed upon when receiving the credit facility can have a negative impact on the company's survival
  • How loan providers can develop new products, expand their reach into new geographic areas, and address other strategic and operational challenges
  • Promotion of financial infrastructure; considerable attention has gone into designing new laws, regulations, and guidelines; these economic infrastructures could help Nigeria's financial sector modernise and significantly improve access to
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Intervenants (5)
Edmond Arene
Bühler Group
Sebastian Barroso da Fonseca
Access Bank | German Desk
Modérateur (1)
Akin Alabi
Corporate Farmers