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Speaking at a Nigerian-American Chamber Of Commerce Conference on Small and Medium–Sized Enterprises -- or SME -- Financing and Franchising in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 5th, U.S. Chargéd'Affaires David Young said United States has provided more than half a billion dollars in annual assistance to Nigeria in the areas of health and security, but is also increasingly focused on the issues of economic stability and growth for the country.
10月5日，在尼日利亚首都阿布贾举行的尼美中小型融资公司和特许经营公司的商会会议上，美方代表大卫表示，美国每年向尼日利亚提供5亿多美元的援助资金用于卫生和安全领域，不过当前美国对尼日利亚的经济稳定和发展问题愈发关注。

“We recognize that our shared health and security goals depend on a prosperous economy”, he stated.
“我们认识到，共同的健康和发展目标，根基在于经济的繁荣”，他说道。

Mr. Young recalled that at the U.S. Africa Business Forum in New York, President Barack Obama said: “Wherever I've gone, from Senegal to South Africa, Africans insist they don't just want aid, they want trade. They want partners, not patrons. They want to do business, and grow business . . . and the United States is determined to be that partner, for the long term.”
大卫还引用了美国总统奥巴马在纽约举行的美非经济论坛上所说的话，“我走过非洲的很多地方，但无论我去哪儿，无论是塞内加尔还是南非，非洲人民都坚持一点——他们不需要援助，他们需要贸易。他们不需要主顾，而需要合作伙伴。他们想做贸易，想发展贸易……而美国决心成为非洲的合作伙伴，长期的合作伙伴”。

Mr. Young highlighted the United States' support for Africa's economic prosperity under President Obama, including renewal of the 10-year extension by Congress of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA, in 2015 for a decade.大卫着重强调了美国在奥巴马在任期间对非洲经济繁荣所提供的支持，其中包括在2015年决定延续10年的非洲增长与机会法案(AGOA)。

Other important steps taken by the United States: launching Trade Africa and Power Africa, creating the Doing Business in Africa campaign, and increasing commitments from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
美国所做的其他重要举措还包括：实施“贸易非洲”与“电力非洲”，在非洲发起贸易浪潮，在美国进出口银行、海外私人投资公司、世纪挑战集团方面作出更多承诺。

The 2016 Nigerian-American SME Financial and Franchising Conference is a bilateral trade and investment advancement initiative organized in collaboration with the Economic Section of the United States Embassy in Nigeria.
2016年尼美中小型融资公司和特许经营公司会议是促进双边贸易和投资的重要举措，由美国驻尼日利亚大使馆经济部合作举办。

The United States is proud to work with its partner Nigeria to promote a vibrant economy for the benefit of all Nigerians, the region, and the world.
美国很骄傲能与尼日利亚成为合作伙伴，为尼日利亚人民、非洲地区和全球提振尼日利亚经济。