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Saudi Arabia – World Businessmen Set For UK Conference

Author: Alhaji Jalloh - Saudi Arabia

As part of its giant strides to showcase some investment opportunities to potential investors, the Sierra Leone Embassy in Riyadh- Saudi Arabia has succeeded in wooing some high profile international businessmen for the donor conference scheduled for 18th and 19th at the Queen Elizabeth 11 Conference Center, Westminster, London.

Among them are, Mr. Ammar Marouf of Syrian Investment Group ( SIG) in Damascus – Syria, Nigerian business tycoon,  Chief Sir A.C. Okafor, CEO of Chicason Group on Bisola Durosinmi Drive,  Lagos.  Another top Saudi businessman contacted is, His Royal Highness, Prince Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Suad of the Kingdom Holding.

Earlier, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Arabian capital, H.E. Wusu Munu circulated letters and copies of brochure on investment opportunities in Sierra Leone entitled “Investment In Sierra Leone”.

The brochure contained very informative, educative and inspirational issues for doing business in Sierra Leone.  “The conference will send a clear signal that Sierra Leone is politically stable and secure and it will emphasize the country’s efforts to become more attractive investment destination,” remarked the Ambassador, H.E. Wusu B. Munu.

According to the Government of Sierra Leone, it will present its new Agenda for Change (the second Poverty Reduction Strategy for Sierra Leone) including progress made on developing progress made on developing the key sectors of Agriculture, Transport, Energy and Human Development, as well as outlying the advances made in governance, gender equality issues and peace-building.

The conference being hosted by the Governments of Sierra Leone and the UK and supported by donor and corporate partners from around the world is to reinforce Government’s commitment to Private Sector led Economic Growth for Sierra Leone.

It could be recalled that President Ernest Bai Koroma and Former British Prime Minister of the Africa Governance initiative, Mr. Tony Blair finalized plans for the conference in New York on the 22nd September, 2009.

Meanwhile, the CEO and General Manager of the Islamic Corporation for the Development (ICD) of the private sector, Mr. Khalid Al-Aboodi has expressed his organizations’ willingness to cooperate with Sierra Leone private sector entities. “We are ready to explore common areas/projects for future cooperation,” says the ICD Chief.

Alhaji M.B. Jalloh, Information Attaché/ Public Affairs Unit, Sierra Leone Embassy, Riyadh – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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