Dangote cement, Lafarge Plc, and Stanbic IBTC bank are currently topping the list of 300 leading brands that will participate in the 16th edition of the Africa International Housing Show (AIHS) scheduled to hold from 25-28 July, 2022.
Others are; Lotus bank, Brain and Hammers, Cosgrove, AFP, Royal, CDK, NMRC, Sterling bank, and Family Homes Funds (FHF).
According to a statement issued by the AIHS Communications Officer, Femi Esan in Abuja, over 300 exhibitors have confirmed participation with not less than 15,000 participants from different countries in Africa and beyond have also registered via AIHS online platform.
Esan further revealed that the 2022 edition of the event, themed “Housing for All – The Role of Governments in Creating an Effective Enabling Environment,” looks forward to expanding its reach as it sets to welcome participants from over 15 countries, saying “it is time to tackle some post-covid issues and deliver affordable housing for all.”
He went on to say that sessions on non-interest finance, property, the use of capital market bonds and pension funds for housing finance, as well as vocational and skills development sessions, have been designed for participants’ benefit.
The non-interest finance session is facilitated by Sterling bank, Lotus Bank, Taj bank and a host of other banking institutions who are new entrants into AIHS
Speakers from Morocco, Egypt, and Pakistan, according to Esan, will also share their nations’ housing success stories and developments in their mortgage sector.
“Foreign ministers of works and housing, as well as national and international speakers of repute have been invited from various countries to share their success stories in affordable housing construction, technology, innovations, and the latest trends in the mortgage industry”, he noted.
