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Vice President Faure To Attend Africa Global Business Forum 2013

 Vice President Danny Faure has been invited to attend the Africa Global Business Forum 2013, to be held on May 1st and 2nd in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The Vice President will address the conference on the Role of Regional Economic Communities and the new African opportunities for investment sectors for global investors. He will be accompanied by his Special Advisor, Mr. Hans Aglaé.           

The Africa Global Business Forum 2013 under the theme “Bridging the Continent to the World” is being jointly organized by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the COMESA Regional Investment Agency.  It will highlight Dubai’s position as an international hub for business in and out of Africa, as well as COMESA’s strategic location as an entry and exit route to Africa.

The forum is being held for the first time in the Gulf and the Middle East and is expected to further strengthen the business ties between Africa, GCC Countries, Asia and the rest of the world and ultimately increase the trade and investment flows in the following sectors: agri-business, logistics, trade, financial services and tourism.