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US – LIBERIA TRADE & INVESTMENT FORUM 2015US – LIBERIA TRADE & INVESTMENT FORUM 2015

George Adjei | Managing Director, APM Terminals Liberia Ltd.

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Contents

Company Introduction

The Macroeconomics of Liberia

Delivering on Promise

Focus on Capacity Building

Freeport of Monrovia – Making progress

Looking beyond Monrovia

Summary

LIBERIA

APM Terminals: The world’s only geographically balanced Global Terminal Network

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60 inland services companies with:135 operations

in 39 countries

65 operating ports and terminals:6 new projects;15 expansion and upgrade programs

Customer base:

60 shipping lines and leading importers and exporters

Annual container throughput:

38.3m TEUs (by equity-weighted volume)

20,600 employees in:58 countries 5 continents2014 Revenues of $4.45b USD

Global market share of container throughput:

5.6%in 2014

APM Terminals: The world’s only geographically balanced global port, terminal and inland logistics network

Liberian Macroeconomic Outlook

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sources: World Bank, CIA World Factbook, Trading Economics

GDP GROWTH (% CHANGE)

Freeport of Monrovia…Story so far

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Freeport 2010

Keeping our promise….

FREEPORT OF MONROVIA

Keeping our promise…

Responsible Corporate Citizenship

Developing Additional Capacity: APM Terminals plan to invest further in Liberia

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NEXT STEPS:

Continue building local capacity

Continue to expand the Freeport of Monrovia

Explore and develop transit trade

Develop out ports

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Continuous engagement with GOL on Development Agenda

Partners in Development : NPA & APM Terminals

US – LIBERIA TRADE & INVESTMENT FORUM 2015US – LIBERIA TRADE & INVESTMENT FORUM 2015

George Adjei | Managing Director, APM Terminals Liberia Ltd.

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