STORY: Kenyan bank hosts Mid-Autumn Festival celebration
DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:21
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

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2. SOUNDBITE (English): ABDI MOHAMED, CEO and managing director of Absa Bank Kenya
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Absa Bank Kenya on Saturday evening hosted Chinese companies operating in the country for the Mid-Autumn Festival which falls on Friday in accordance with the Chinese lunar calendar, amid growing Sino-Kenya trade and investment ties.

The event which took place in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, brought together representatives from more than 20 companies, including Huawei, Star Times, Power China and China Wu Yi, where participants enjoyed traditional Chinese culture and food such as mooncakes.

Abdi Mohamed, the CEO and managing director of Absa Bank Kenya, said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is a significant event for the Chinese community, adding that the Chinese entrepreneurs who have come to Africa play a very important role in the economic growth of the continent.

SOUNDBITE (English): ABDI MOHAMED, CEO and managing director of Absa Bank Kenya
"It brings family together, it's celebrated during the full moon and it's about enjoying the wonder of the full moon together, celebrating together, and having a meal together and enjoying together. And it's happening all over the world and every year at Absa. We're sure that we join this community and we do this ceremony with them."

Zhou Yan, the head of China Desk at Corporate and Investment Banking at Absa Bank Kenya, said that Chinese companies have emerged as significant players in Absa's strategy for revenue growth as well as for the local economy.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)