In the framework of supporting and promoting the joint Arab-Japanese economic cooperation, the 5th Arab-Japanese Economic Forum will be held on 09/09/2019 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel - Cairo.

The Forum will be a good opportunity to promote investment in the Arab and Japanese markets and offer the available investment opportunities. The forum will also be preceded by an expanded meeting of Arab and Japanese experts and officials to discuss all the details of the forum.

The forum also includes working sessions, with a number of Arab and Japanese ministers, joint Arab labor institutions and Japanese institutions to discuss spaces of joint cooperation in many fields, including diversification in Arab-Japanese relations and the promotion of investment opportunities, energy, environment, and infrastructure. A series of direct meetings will also be held between businessmen participating in the forum, as well as workshops such as human resources development, scientific research and innovation besides manufacturing, technology, energy, climate change and the green economy.

 

The following two events will be held back to back on Monday 9th, September 2019.

• from 11:00 to 14:00: The Japan-Arab Economic Forum at THE NILE RITZ-CARLTON Cairo.

• from 17:00 to 20:45: Japan-Arab Political Dialogue (The 2nd dialogue since 2017)

 

* Participants:

A total of around (200) participants from both Japan and member states of LAS, including the following:

- Arab Ambassadors/ Permanent Representatives stationed in Cairo.

- Business persons of Egyptian Companies, Officials from Ministry of Economy of Egypt, Members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Egypt.

- Companies of Arab states and Officials of the Economic division in the LAS.

- Business persons from the Japanese companies; Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East (JCCME), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), etc.

- Business persons from the Union of Arab Chambers (UAC), Federation of Arab Businessmen (FAB), related Arab Specialized Organizations, etc.

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Date published : 5 August 2019