IBSG International CEO Briefs Invitation-Only US Department of State Department of Commerce African Growth and Opportunity Act F

  
    
  
  
    
      IBSG International, Inc. (“IBSGI”) 
      (OTC BB: IBIN), developer and marketer of BizWorld Pro©, 
      a comprehensive, Internet-based Commerce Platform that operates as a 
      digital service centre for any government ministry-department, announced 
      today its CEO, Dr. Michael Rivers, recently spoke at The African 
      Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Washington, DC. The 
      invitation-only event was organized by the US Department of Commerce in 
      conjunction with the US Department of State. Africa is considered by 
      many financial experts as the next major investment opportunity in the 
      world.
    
    
      Dr. Rivers stated, “Africa has been 
      aggressively growing economically at more than double the pace of any 
      other region in the world.”
    
    
      Dr. Rivers continued, “More than three years 
      ago, we recognized the potential of the African economy and began 
      aggressively marketing our BizWorld Pro software platform to various 
      countries in Africa. Today, we have become an established solutions 
      provider to five African nations and are in late-stage discussions with 
      a number of additional African countries to deploy BizWorld Pro. One of 
      the primary goals for most of these African nations is to provide an 
      efficient and cost effective Internet commerce solution for their Small 
      to Mid-size Enterprises, the single fastest growing commerce sector. Our 
      BizWorld Pro platform is doing just that. Subsequent to my remarks at 
      the AGOA Forum, I was approached by representatives from seven countries 
      to discuss our existing African projects and how they might implement 
      similar projects in their nations.”
    
    
      AGOA is a progressive US trade and investment policy toward Africa that 
      is reducing barriers to trade, increasing diversified exports, creating 
      jobs and expanding opportunities for Africans. As a whole, Africa is 
      growing at a rate of between 6-7% per annum and, the economies of Africa 
      in aggregate currently have the 6th largest 
      Gross Domestic Product in the world. Within the next 18 months, the 
      continent’s aggregate GDP is projected to 
      surpass Germany’s, the 5th largest in the 
      world. According to a US Treasury spokesperson, in the past seven years, 
      private capital flows to sub-Saharan Africa have increased by about five 
      fold, totalling over $50 billion in 2007. China, the focus of 
      international investments over the last couple of years, is one of the 
      largest investors in the region.
    
    
      IBSGI has had an active presence in Africa since 2005, and to date, has 
      sold master licenses and satellite licenses of its BizWorld Pro software 
      platform to a number of government agencies and ministries and business 
      associations in Africa, including the Department of Trade and Industry (“DTI”) 
      in South Africa; 53 Seda (small-mid size development offices); three 
      major public/private organizations with focuses ranging from support of 
      mining industry vendors to empowering women-owned businesses; the 
      Ministry of Trade and Industry in Kenya; as well as, three other African 
      countries through an agreement with the World Bank.
    
    
      Moreover, IBSGI recently announced the South African DTI would double 
      the estimated number of businesses that utilize BizWorld Pro for all 
      digital business tools, from the original 250,000 estimate to 500,000. 
      The project will also be expanded to use the platform for all 
      procurement via the RFP (tender) and bid functions of the platform for 
      all DTI vendors, regardless of size. Additionally, BizWorld Pro will 
      provide the initial self assessment functions for businesses seeking to 
      secure a Black Empowerment Enterprise (BEE) score, a program tailored to 
      foster the growth of black businesses in South Africa.
    
    
      About IBSG International, Inc.: (www.ibsgi.com)
    
    
      IBSG International, Inc. (http://www.ibsgi.com/), 
      through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is the developer and marketer of 
      BizWorld Pro©, a unique turnkey digital 
      service center software, that provides a broad range of digital 
      budgetary, administrative and commercial services (B2B, e-commerce, 
      government to business and enterprise business services) on a single 
      platform. IBSG licenses BizWorld Pro© 
      primarily to international government agencies and ministries, State 
      governments within the United States, as well as business associations, 
      who typically both utilize the platform internally and make the platform 
      available on a subscription basis to small-to-medium size enterprise 
      businesses within their jurisdiction. For more information about the 
      Company, please visit us on the web at www.ibsgi.com 
      or call 321-939-6321.
    
    
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