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Official Launch of the 2nd Edition of the Invest in Senegal Forum (FII Senegal 2025)

Official Launch of the 2nd Edition of the Invest in Senegal Forum (FII Senegal 2025)
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 19:43

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko officially launched the second edition of the Invest in Senegal Forum (FII Senegal 2025) this Tuesday, scheduled to take place on October 7 and 8, 2025, at the Abdou Diouf International Conference Center (CICAD) in Diamniadio, located 25 km from Dakar.

This major event is part of the Senegal Vision 2050 and represents a decisive milestone in the structural transformation of Senegal’s economy.

In his speech, the Head of Government reaffirmed the commitment to break with old growth models based on debt and to establish a new economic paradigm centered on local resource transformation, private sector promotion, and enhanced territorial equity.

The strategic pillars of the Forum were unveiled, including:

• Making Senegal a leading industrial and logistics platform;
• Promoting a strong, competitive, and attractive private sector;
• Creating a technological and financial hub in Dakar;
• Deep reforms of the legislative and fiscal frameworks, including a new Investment Code, ambitious tax reform, and a new law on public-private partnerships (PPPs).

He also announced the launch of the Territorial and Enterprise Competitiveness Improvement Program (PACTE), a key instrument to stimulate investment and boost regional attractiveness.

The Prime Minister praised APIX’s commitment to organizing this Forum and called for collective, national and international mobilization around sustainable and equitable investments.

Taking the floor, Mr. Bakary Séga Bathily, CEO of APIX, highlighted Senegal's resilience in an uncertain global context, underscoring the country’s key strengths: political stability, dynamic youth, robust growth estimated at 8.8% in 2025, and a strategic geolocation. He emphasized the new ambition led by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to build a competitive, inclusive, and sovereign Senegal.

The APIX CEO outlined ongoing reforms, including the modernization of the Investment Code, digitization of procedures via APIX, and implementation of the PACTE. He also stated that the Forum will feature thematic panels, boardrooms, dealrooms, and side events aimed at materializing investment projects in strategic sectors: agriculture, health, natural resources, artificial intelligence, industrialization, among others.

Over 3,000 economic decision-makers and institutional partners are expected to attend this event, which aims to position Senegal as an immediate, transparent, competitive, and sustainable investment destination.

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