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Riggs ventures West Africa Limited (formally Riggs Security Limited) hereinafter referred to as “the Company”, is a limited liability company incorporated on the 13th of July 1990 (RC 225899) and commenced operation on 1st of April. It started business as a financial management services company to service an identifiable gap in both structured and informal aspects of financial sector, and also as a commodities trading company. The Company, since incorporation, has been involved in many aspects of the financial sector of the economy – the money market, the capital market and the foreign exchange market both locally and internationally. Over the years, the company has diversified its business interests to cut across activities in Sacks Manufacturing, Haulage and Logistics, Medium/Micro Financing and Bureau De Change Services.
 
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The company aims at increasing the production capacity of its woven sacks plants, by diversifying into production of cement/flour bags, increasing the capacity of its haulage business and proper positioning and deepening of Riggs Microfinance services. We also intend to inject more working capital into the Bureau de Change and upgrade our Technology and Processes.
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a.   The company will steadily strive to upgrade the quality of its existing products and services to meet and exceed         
       customer`s expectations.  
b.   The company will continue to diversify its investments into areas identified to be capable of adding much value to the  
      net worth of its shareholders.  
c.   A strategy of cost reduction and profit enhancement initiatives shall always be a focal point.  
d.   There is a centralized group strategy/planning unit that shall focus on appropriate monitoring and evaluation of the  
       performance of various business units/interests of the company against industry benchmarks. The periodic variance    
       analysis and feedback remedial actions will ensure that targets are achieved. A good industry and control systems will  
       drive each business segment of the company.    
 
  Vission    

To create a unique environment for delivery of superior customer satisfaction through efficient services and maximization of economic potentials.
 
  Mission    

To carve a niche for our organization through consistent provision of personalized and efficient services in finance, logistics and manufacturing sectors thereby giving exceptional value to all our stakeholders.
 
  Corporate Core Values    
The Group`s enduring core values include:  
      b  Reliability  
      b  Integrity  
      b  Good Corporate Governance and Best Practices  
      b  Goals-Oriented and Target-Driven  
      b  Service to Target Market and the Community  
 
  Management Philosohy    

One of the most important assets of the company is its personnel, which it uses for creation and delivery of its unique products and services. Therefore the management philosophy includes investments in its personnel by way of adequate training and giving each staff opportunity to develop his capacity to the clients enjoy products and services that meet international standards.
 
  Organizational Structure    
The current organizational structure of the company showing channels of communication and levels of management responsibilities is shown below. The Company operates three Strategic Business Units (SBU`s) and two Strategic Support Functions (SSFs).  
The SBUs Are:  
        b   Sacks Manufacturing  
        b   Haulage and Logistics  
        b   Investments  
The SSFs Are:  
        b   Business Development, Planning and Finance  
        b   Risk Mangement And Compliance.  
   
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