President Dr. Irfaan Ali will deliver the keynote address at the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF2022) and the Global Business Forum LATAM that gets underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday
A statement from the Office of the President, said that Ali, who is leading a three-member delegation, is attending the two-day conference, which is being hosted by the Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development Agency, in association with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA).
CIF2022 is a high-level event that will present a range of investment opportunities in AgTech, Hotel and Resort Development, Fintech, Logistics and Transportation.
According to the organisers, the event will feature discussions on “Doing Business in the Caribbean’ and ‘Caribbean Investment Opportunities.’ Information on investing in strategic sectors in the Caribbean, while specific projects will be highlighted.
The statement said President Ali is expected to discuss Guyana’s efforts to support economic diversification, including investments in non-oil sectors such as manufacturing, trade and agriculture. He will also highlight the country’s future plans.
UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem Al Hashimy, is expected to share lessons from her country’s decades of growth, based on the management of oil resources and deliberate efforts to sustain long-term prosperity of the country through diversification.
She will also explain the role of Expo 2020 in further diversifying the economy by building economic partnerships and boosting international cooperation with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the statement said.
President Ali will also participate in the Global Business Forum LATAM, which will also be attended by several regional leaders, including Brazilian President,Jair Bolsonaro and his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Marquez.
The forum is expected to explore how the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can bolster each other’s economies in the post coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Source- CMC
