Dubai hosted the Arab-Africa-Asia-Americas Summit themed ‘The Commonwealth in Dubai driving trade and investment through the Middle East' in Feb 2009. The summit examined the role of Dubai and the Middle East region in promoting economic development, and brought together high profile delegates from all over the world. The QI Group was a principal sponsor of this event. Vijay Eswaran, Executive Chairman of the QI Group spoke to Khaleej Times about the event and the significance of South-South Cooperation.