Utilise Bank Interventions For Exports, NEPC Advises Exporters

Exporters in Imo State have been advised by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) to take advantage of bank interventions for non-oil exports.

Dr Ezra Yakusak, Executive Director of the NEPC, gave the advice at a one-day workshop on non-oil exports organised by the Council, in collaboration with Zenith Bank Group in Owerri, on Thursday.

Anthony Ajuruchi,  NEPC's Trade Promotion Advisor in Imo who represented Yakusak said that bank interventions are critical to the survival of businesses due to declining exchange rates.

He thanked Zenith Bank for the “culture of supporting export activities" and pledged continued collaboration for business growth and sustenance.

"Nigeria is diversifying because we can no longer continue to rely on oil to boost our economy, going by current realities in the global market.

"We are grateful to Zenith Bank for their continued commitment to the survival of the export business in Nigeria through many interventions, and we call on exporters to take advantage of these interventions", he said.

Speaking on the theme: ‘Enhancing Non-oil Exports Through Bank Intervention’, Charles Anyacho, Zonal Head of Zenith Bank in Imo, expressed the bank’s readiness to provide support for export business.

He urged exporters to take advantage of the bank’s “Zero to Hero” programme, a training programme targeted at intending exporters and the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrower’s programme.