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UK – LIBERIA INVESTMENT FORUM 2012 Peder Sondergaard | Vice President APM Terminals 1
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Contents Company Introduction The Macroeconomics of Liberia Trends Impacting Growth Focus on Capacity Building Our Experience - The Freeport of Monrovia Investing in new infrastructure Summary LIBERIA
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APM Terminals: The worlds only geographically balanced global port, terminal and inland logistics network 3 64 inland logistics companies in: 155 locations 47 countries 56 ports and terminals: 36 countries 6 new projects; 12 expansion programs Customer base: 60 shipping lines and leading importers and exporters Global market share of container throughput: 5.5% in 2011 Annual container throughput: 33.5m TEUs* *Equity weighted volume 24,000 employees in: 64 countries 5 continents 2011 Revenues of $4.6b USD
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Liberian Macroeconomic Outlook 4 Sources – CIA World Factbook & IHS Global Insight ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Strong Economic Growth during last decade, surpassing global benchmarks GDP in 2011 was $1.2 billion, but quickly rising Increased political stability Renewed international involvement and investment
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Monrovia Buchanan Greenville Growth underlined by renewed economic activity, foreign direct investment and bilateral support 5 Debt reduction refocuses government attention Renewed interest in mining and agriculture Development corridors opening up hinterland Harper
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Capacity building is KEY for Liberia and its investors Building capacity is critical in your ability to access to the market opportunity Port Capacity Hinterland Capacity Human Capacity
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Case Study: APM Terminals concession in the Freeport of Monrovia… 7 Freeport 2010 Freeport 2012 WHAT WORKED WELL Professional & transparent tender process Port sector reform program & government support Community engagement Delivering what we promised LEARNINGS Duration of negotiations Coordination between government agencies
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Developing Additional Capacity: APM Terminals plan to invest further in Liberia 8 NEXT STEPS: Continue building local capacity Continue to expand the Freeport of Monrovia Develop out ports of Greenville, Buchanan, Harper and others
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What is your plan for adding Capacity? 9 What is your 5-10 year plan in Liberia… How can we help you?
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UK – LIBERIA INVESTMENT FORUM 2012 Peder Sondergaard | Vice President APM Terminals 10
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