Lekki Free Zone Beállítva a Gluwa partnernek a blokklánc technológián

21. szeptember 2022. - San Francisco, Kalifornia

A nigériai gazdasághoz való hozzájárulásának erősítése érdekében a Lekki Free Zone Development Company (LFZ) tárgyalásokat folytat a Gluwával, egy blokklánc technológiai vállalattal.

The pair is looking to partner and use blockchain to foster trade collaboration, growth and sustainability among new and existing ‘free zone’ enterprises. The partnership would also explore the creation of a virtual free zone within the Lekki Free Zone.

Tomiwa Idowu, head of strategy, innovation and special projects at Lekki Free Zone, has disclosed that discussions are ongoing between LZF, the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority and the Gluwa team.

In a statement, Idowu explained that the partnership, when finalized, will create a dashboard for the tokenization of goods into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and provide digital asset-backed loans for new and existing enterprises that are looking to fund operations and/or expand their businesses - similar to the integration of OpenSea and Compound.

Idowu megosztotta elképzelését a nigériai és afrikai kereskedelmi és ipari szektor innovációjáról, a modern információs korszakba hozva azt a Lekki Free Zone epicentrumával.

Idowu said,

“I am extremely excited by the enormous potential of such a partnership, which would further establish Lagos State as Africa’s leading sub-national in terms of innovation, economic development and revenue generation.”

He commended the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as a beacon of progress and hope for the nation in general, adding,

“Our Governor has always been a firm believer in fast-paced development, which involves using technology to leapfrog bureaucracy and going straight to solving immediate problems.”

Tae Oh, chief executive officer at Gluwa, noted that the firm is keen to partner with the Lekki Free Zone as it is the largest and most developed free zone in Nigeria with proximity to the deep-sea port as well as the Dangote refinery.

Oh said,

“Trading has been the bedrock of the Nigerian economy, with annual volumes running into billions of dollars.”

“We believe the digitization of the sector can allow us to harness its full potential. For instance, a standard process to digitize goods manufactured or processed within the zone in tandem with a market system on Web 3.0 will allow manufacturers to trade globally via the blockchain.

„Minden kereskedést regisztrálnak, és részesülnek a Lekki Free Zone ösztönzőiből, mint például a nulla adózás és az áruk szabad mozgása. Amint az árukat a zónán belüli vámfeldolgozó központ kivitelre rendezi, a mélytengeri kikötőn keresztül egyenesen a Lekki-szabadövezetből szállítják ki.

„Ez csökkenti a késéseket, kiküszöböli az emberi hibákat, exponenciálisan megnöveli Nigéria nem olajexportját, és fenntartja a nemzet pozitív kereskedelmi mérlegét. Miközben a NEPZA-val még dolgozunk a finom részleteken és egy konkrét kereten, hiszünk abban, hogy ez az afrikai kereskedelem és kereskedelem jövője.”

Gluwáról

Gluwa is an open finance platform, connecting capital from developed markets to emerging market lending opportunities using blockchain technology. By providing the decentralized infrastructure rails to raise and disburse capital anywhere in the world, investors can use the Gluwa Invest platform to partake in debt-financing deals with emerging market fintech lenders, earning up to 15% APY.

Kapcsolat

Aston Lee, Vice President of business at Gluwa