As the world's most pressing challenges demand bold solutions, deepening collaboration between Africa and Singapore is set to shape the future of global trade and sustainability. This vision will take shape at the eighth edition of Africa Singapore Business Forum ASBF 2025, where over 700 leaders and innovators will come together to drive these partnerships.

Organised by Singapore government agency, Enterprise Singapore, this biennial forum stands as the pre-eminent platform that forges economic ties between Africa's dynamic markets and Singapore's global hub of finance, connectivity and innovation.

Happening between 26 and 28 August at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront hotel in Singapore, ASBF 2025 will unfold over three days, weaving a rich tapestry of plenary sessions, workshops and, most importantly, business matching and networking opportunities to facilitate partnerships. C-suite executives, policymakers and entrepreneurs will discuss themes on energy transition and policies to drive sustainability efforts the role of fintech and logistics in unlocking the consumer potential and cutting-edge, technology-driven solutions that can contribute to rapid urban development across the continent's burgeoning cities.

Rahul Ghosh, Enterprise Singapore's director for Middle East Africa, says that "ASBF 2025 comes at a crucial time against the backdrop of an increasingly complex international trade environment and market fragmentation, in which market diversification is becoming an imperative for businesses."

"Enterprise Singapore hopes to drive more Africa-Singapore partnerships, in not just traditional sectors but emerging ones that did not exist in the African region a decade ago," Ghosh adds. "For instance, the recent increase in Implementation Agreements signed between Singapore and African countries such as Rwanda, signifies greater interest to collaborate in emerging areas such as carbon markets. ASBF 2025 will serve as the platform to catalyse more economic discussions and collaborations."