{"id":634901,"date":"2019-06-12T17:04:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T17:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<figure class=\"fff post-thumbnail\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img class=\"post_layout_5_img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/06\/1.png\" alt=\"Dubai Chamber to host 5th Global Business Forum"},"modified":"2019-06-12T17:04:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T17:04:32","slug":"dubai-chamber-to-host-5th-global-business-forum-on-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/12\/dubai-chamber-to-host-5th-global-business-forum-on-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Chamber to host 5th Global Business Forum on Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"fff post-thumbnail\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post_layout_5_img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/1.png\" alt=\"Dubai Chamber to host 5th Global Business Forum on Africa\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber), has announced its plans to host the fifth edition of the Global Business Forum (GBF) on Africa on November 18th-19th 2019 in Dubai under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>Organised under the theme \u201cScale Up Africa\u201d, GBF Africa 2019 will bring together African and UAE government and business leaders to explore avenues of economic cooperation and facilitate bilateral trade and investment flows.<\/p>\n<p>The high-level forum will place a key focus on forging the connections that will enable scale up, and explore how public and private sector players in Africa and the UAE can work together to sustainable partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, the Global Business Forum on Africa has established itself as one of the world\u2019s leading platforms that fosters cooperation between Africa and the UAE and positions Dubai as a global gateway for African companies. The forum offers an unrivalled opportunity for key decision makers to explore investment opportunities in Africa and forge new partnerships that pave the way for mutual benefits and economic growth,\u201d said H.E. Hamad Buamim, President &amp; CEO of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_522164\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 560px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522164\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/1560359072_127_2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"492\"  \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">HE Hamad Buamim-President and CEO, Dubai Chamber.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s theme highlights the importance of sustainable development as an engine and catalyst for economic and social progress in Africa, while it also sets the tone for constructive dialogue about key trends that are driving the continent\u2019s next phase of growth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>H.E. Buamim noted that GBF Africa supports Dubai Chamber\u2019s international strategy and ongoing expansion efforts in Africa, where the organisation currently operates four representative offices in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya, adding that the upcoming forum would offer valuable insights on business potential in promising African markets that has yet to be fully explored.<\/p>\n<p>Standard Bank and Invest Africa are supporting the upcoming forum as event partners. Among the key topics to be address by delegates at the forum are the role of public-private cooperation and startups in driving economic growth, key challenges and opportunities that are emerging across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The 5th GBF Africa is part of Dubai Chamber\u2019s Global Business Forum series which focuses emerging markets across Africa, Latin America and<\/p>\n<p>the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Over the last four editions of GBF Africa, the forum has welcomed 20 heads of state and 95<br \/>ministers and government officials from the African continent, as well as 6,300 business leaders, executives and decision-makers from 65 countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Established in 1965, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry is a non-profit public entity, whose mission is to represent, support and protect the interests of the business community in Dubai by creating a favourable business environment, supporting the development of business, and by promoting Dubai as an international business hub.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber), has announced its plans to host the fifth edition of the Global Business Forum (GBF) on Africa on November 18th-19th 2019 in Dubai under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":634903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-634901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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