RIYADH: Businesswomen in Islamic countries are scheduled to meet in Riyadh on May 25 to identify the needs of business women, and the challenges they face, to enable them to engage in the mainstream of economic cooperation.
The meeting, under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, will be held in cooperation with the Council of Saudi Chambers and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA).
The 9th Forum for Businesswomen in Islamic Countries will run concurrently with the 15th trade fair of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Investment.
The forum will deal with topics such as the institutional role in enhancing investment opportunities through the private sectors in Islamic countries, and enhancing the role of women in Islamic countries.
There will be B2B sessions, and inputs from speakers representing ICCIA, Federation of GCC, the OIC, General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture for Arab Countries, the Islamic Development Bank, and the Committee on Economy and Energy at the Shoura Council.
The ICCIA has been organizing the forum since 2005.
The forum will provide a platform to discuss new ways of cooperation, bilateral trade, identifying the needs of businesswomen and the challenges they face, and enabling them to engage in the mainstream of economic cooperation.
Such activities will entail provisions for financial, marketing and administrative support, as well as information to achieve economic empowerment among businesswomen in Islamic countries.
The first forum took place in Sharjah in March 2005; the second in Kuala Lumpur (Dec, 2006); the third in Doha (Jan. 2008); the fourth in Damascus (Nov. 2008); the fifth in Cairo (Apr. 2010); the sixth in Bahrain (Dec. 2012); the seventh in Tehran (Oct. 2013); and the eighth in Uganda.
The forums were organized in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank, national chambers of commerce, and organizations and committees related to businesswomen’s affairs.
The meeting, under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, will be held in cooperation with the Council of Saudi Chambers and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA).
The 9th Forum for Businesswomen in Islamic Countries will run concurrently with the 15th trade fair of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Investment.
The forum will deal with topics such as the institutional role in enhancing investment opportunities through the private sectors in Islamic countries, and enhancing the role of women in Islamic countries.
There will be B2B sessions, and inputs from speakers representing ICCIA, Federation of GCC, the OIC, General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture for Arab Countries, the Islamic Development Bank, and the Committee on Economy and Energy at the Shoura Council.
The ICCIA has been organizing the forum since 2005.
The forum will provide a platform to discuss new ways of cooperation, bilateral trade, identifying the needs of businesswomen and the challenges they face, and enabling them to engage in the mainstream of economic cooperation.
Such activities will entail provisions for financial, marketing and administrative support, as well as information to achieve economic empowerment among businesswomen in Islamic countries.
The first forum took place in Sharjah in March 2005; the second in Kuala Lumpur (Dec, 2006); the third in Doha (Jan. 2008); the fourth in Damascus (Nov. 2008); the fifth in Cairo (Apr. 2010); the sixth in Bahrain (Dec. 2012); the seventh in Tehran (Oct. 2013); and the eighth in Uganda.
The forums were organized in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank, national chambers of commerce, and organizations and committees related to businesswomen’s affairs.
