In Jan 2018 Qban elected Dr. Carlos Sequera Yepez to the business advisory board of the company. This was the same news release that announced the acquisition of Naked Papers.
This guy is a power broker in South America. I currently don't know exactly what is going on behind closed doors in regards to Naked Papers but the article below would make you think that a lot maybe happening. The article was in spanish. I had to translate it but I believe it's great reading.
Caracas / May 10, 2017 / EGEVzla Press.- As a fundamental part of the 2017 Action Plan conceived by the Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Venezuela aimed at boosting bilateral cooperation with Venezuela and other concurrent countries, through economic-commercial exchanges , in the context of the Axis of Economic Diplomacy, the Hon. Mr. Carmelo Micha Nguema Misí, Ambassador of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, accompanied by the Counselor of the Embassy, ??the Hon. Mr. Pancracio Bee Ebang Efiri, attended a meeting held in the building of the Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production of Venezuela (FEDECAMARAS), on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, about 10: 00h of his morning (15:00 in the afternoon, local time in Malabo).
The presence of the Ecuadorian-Guinean diplomat responded to the invitation made by the Institution through Dr. Carlos Sequera Yépez, President of the Commission of the Binational Chambers, who was accompanied at the meeting by the gentlemen: Aquiles Martini, Treasurer of the FEDECAMARAS and José Miguel Juncal, in charge of the Diplomatic Integral Services, with the objective of establishing the Guinean-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce Binational as a catalyst and coordinator of the Venezuelan business community interested in investing in Equatorial Guinea.
It is to know that FEDECAMARAS represents 96% of the GDP of the entire private sector of the country, and in it the 14 economic-productive sectors that make up the business sector of this Latin American country are repressed. Which makes it a respectable institution for its history, trajectory and achievements, and whose structural model can be a beneficial contribution.
The meeting was also attended by representatives of the different binational trading chambers that have strategic economic alliances with Venezuela, such as the binational chambers of Venezuela with: United States, Italy, Dominican Republic, South Korea, Bulgaria, Turkey, Peru, Indonesia , Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Israel, Qatar, Colombia, Spain, Portugal, China, Russia, France, Germany and Africa.
After the introductory presentation, as usual for the occasion in the institution, by Dr. Sequera, Ambassador Michá Nguema Misí began his presentation underlining the links between Equatorial Guinea and Latin America that were forged the trade in La Trata, and now based on the identity of Hispanicness; to then make a presentation of some geographical, historical data on religion, language, population, as well as the way to reach the African country from the Latin American region and from any part of the planet.
After the presentation of these indicators, Ambassador Michá Nguema Misí focused the rest of the intervention on making known the convenience of investing in Equatorial Guinea considering both the potential of the country, the facilities offered by the Government as well as the advantages comparisons according to the current investment code, factors that allow Equatorial Guinea as an offer to be attractive, given that it is also a safe door to access other regional, subregional and international markets.
One of the main points made known to the attendees was the socio-economic development program Equatorial Guinea Horizon 2020 adopted at the Second National Economic Conference, in 2007, which has favored the realization of certain infrastructures such as: roads, ports, airports, improvements in electricity, capable of guaranteeing the implementation of the Industrialization Plan 2020 (PEGI), oriented to the Diversified and Sustainable Economy Agenda, this being the current phase to be implemented, and where the Venezuelan business sector can collaborate with Equatorial Guinea, taking into account its advantage in terms of human resources, knowledge and experience it has.
"The mission of the Embassy is to make visible in this region the potential of the country, so the admission for the constitution of the binational chamber of the two countries would mean a first great achievement in favor of mutual benefit. Which in turn advises the adoption of the government to undertake significant reforms that facilitate the current aspirations of the Government of Equatorial Guinea ".
The Ambassador highlighted the need for unity between the regions of Africa and South America, including the Caribbean: "we have the responsibility to rebuild the Africa-Latin America interconnection axis through real trade exchanges in the context of South-South cooperation." South and the ASA ".
He finished his speech by praising all the participants, after having resolved the various participants.
To conclude, the President of the Commission of the Venezuelan Bilateral Chambers expressed the fruitfulness and usefulness of the meeting, especially for the information that has been given to them from Equatorial Guinea, until then not known, while emphasizing that, of this first conversation, three key points emerge that must be developed in the face of Equatorial Guinea:
