GIMPA hosts INDIAFRICA finals

Eight students and young entrepreneurs from Africa and India will vie for a $12,500-prize at the finals of the third  INDIAFRICA Business Venture competition scheduled to take place in Accra tomorrow.

Apart from the cash prize, the two finalists who will emerge winners from Africa and India will also earn tickets to attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos in January 2015.

Additionally, the eight finalists — four from India, two from Nigeria and one each from Senegal and Zambia — may receive equity investment, incubation and mentorship opportunities from experts and investors who will constitute the 25 judges for the competition.

The third INDIAFRICA Business Venture competition will be hosted by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), in collaboration with the India High Commission.

A statement issued by GIMPA said the competition would be followed in the evening by  the INDIAFRICA Awards ceremony during wh