NEWS FROM THE ARAB - FOREIGN JOINT CHAMBERS
Latest online events of the Arab-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce The webinar, moderated by Ms. Evelien STAELENS, Deputy Director for Trade - North America & Middle East, covered various topics to get participating companies to identify risks and opportunities, get the right resources and support, as well as engage with the right economic partners. Mr. Nabil JIJAKI, Deputy CEO | Credendo, detailed the wide range of services offered by Credendo, stating “the Arab world is very attractive for companies and with a lot of business opportunities”.
2021 started in a dynamic fashion for the Arab – Belgian – Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, which participated, from 9 to 11 February 2021, to the 3rd edition of its annual meeting the “FIT Exportbeurs”, organized by Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT). The FIT Exportbeurs is indeed the place to be for Flemish companies with international projects and export plans as it gathers in one single location Flemish Economic Representatives as well as 42 key players in international business. It was therefore only natural for the Arab-BelgianLuxembourg Chamber of Commerce to be involved, for the third time, in this important gathering and to share its knowhow and expertise with the participants – The ABLCC team has welcomed around 160 visitors to their virtual booth. As part of the programme, the Arab-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce held a webinar “Doing business with Arab countries: take a step further!”.
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Then Dr. Khaled HANAFY, Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers, which is based in Beirut and acting as the voice of the private sector in 22 Arab countries, shared his expertise with the participants . He put emphasis on the fact that, in Arab countries, the private sector accounts for 75% of the GDP and contributes to about the same share in total employment. In addition to their extensive network in the Arab world, the General Union also benefits from a vast network in some 16 foreign countries thanks to the network of Arab mixed Chambers of Commerce abroad.
