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Djibouti to hold IGAD business forum

Xinhua, February 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

About 70 delegations are expected to arrive in Djibouti by Saturday to take part in the 2015 Inter- Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Business Forum.

The forum will bring together chambers of commerce and private operators from the member states of this regional organization.

The forum organized jointly by Djibouti Chamber of Commerce and the IGAD Executive Secretariat aims to facilitate trade and investments in the Eastern Africa region.

The 2015 edition will also have participants from other trade partners, especially those from Arabian, Asia and European countries.

The two-day forum will also be an opportunity for discussing investment opportunities in Djibouti and other IGAD countries.

IGAD was created in 1996 to supersede the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development which was founded in 1986. It's currently comprised of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. Endi