The industry meetings kicked off Tuesday in Libreville, with Vice-President Hermann Immongault in attendance. Running until June 26 at the Chamber of Commerce, the gathering brings together Gabonese authorities, business operators, and European partners to discuss industrialisation and local processing challenges.
At the heart of the discussions is the contribution of European companies to the government’s strategy for productive sovereignty.
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 amid international competition.
Minister of Industry and Local Transformation Lubin Ntoutoume reaffirmed the ambition to turn Gabon into a country that generates wealth, skilled jobs, and know-how through the processing of its natural resources.
For Hermann Immongault, this ambition is embodied in the National Growth and Development Plan (PNCD). “This vision now finds its operational translation in the PNCD 2026-2030, which makes industrialisation, local transformation, and economic diversification the main growth drivers for the coming years: 27,000 billion CFA francs in investment, including 18,000 billion from industry,” he stated.
