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January - March 2008

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MEMBERS INFO  
Country Federation

Founder members

Algeria

CGOEA

Cyprus

OEB

Egypt

FEI

Israël

MAI

Jordan

JCI

Lebanon

ALI

Malta

MFOI

Morocco

CGEM

Palestine

PFI

Syria

FSCC

ICC

Tunisia

UTICA

Turkey

TUSIAD
TISK

Observer Members
France MEDEF
Greece FIG-SEV
Germany BDA
Italy Confindustria
Portugal AIP
Associated Members
Algeria CAP
Algeria CEIMI
Algeria CIPA
Italy ASEM
Mauritania CNPM
Serbia UES
  • Election of Mr Mohamad Ghassan Al Qallaa  as the new President of FSCC - Syria.
  • Election of Mr Zafer Yaban as the new Secretary General of  TUSIAD - Turkey.
PAST EVENTS

Businessmed participation to the Horizon 2020 Capacity Building Sub-Group Meeting which took place in Rome on December 9th 2008.

Businessmed participation to BusinessEurope 50th Anniversary, which took place at the MEDEF Head Office in Paris on December 4th 2008.

Businessmed participation to the DEI/FEMIP seminar on human capital which took place in Luxemburg on November 18th & 19th 2008.

Businessmed participation to the Second Tunis Forum on Investment which took place in Tunis on November 14th and 15th 2008.

Businessmed participation to the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Industry which took place in Nice on November 5-6 2008.

Businessmed participation to to the Mediterranean Round Table on Sustainable Consumption and Production which took place in Barcelona on November 5-6-7 2008.



 

BUSINESSMED ACTIVITIES:

Businessmed Management Commitee Meeting which took place in Cairo on May 28th 2009

The President of BUSINESSMED, Mr Galal El Zorba, opened the meeting with a speech in which he highlighted the common visions between the North and the South as well as the interest of discussing the means liable to enhance progress and concentrate on the opportunities promoting the development of the Mediterranean region.  

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Businessmed participation to the Conference on The challenges of sustainable water financing and climate change in the Mediterranean" which took place in Monaco on May 10th and 11th 2009.

The European Investment Bank's financial arm for the Mediterranean (FEMIP), and the Principality of Monaco organized a Conference on "The challenges of sustainable water financing and climate change in the Mediterranean" which took place in Monaco on May 10th and 11th 2009.
Inaugurated by HSH Prince Albert II and hosted by EIB Vice-President Philippe de Fontaine Vive, this conference gathered policymakers from the two sides of the Mediterranean, water specialists and representatives from financial institutions and international organizations.

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MedAlliance, the consortium of leading Euro-Mediterranean business federations meets in Barcelona to pave the way for more trade and investment on April 24th 2009 at the headquarter of Casa Llotja de Mar.

Galal El Zorba, President of BUSINESSMED, chaired the second MedAlliance Board, which was held in Barcelona on April 24th 2009. 

MedAlliance Board, that now BUSINESSMED chairs, is the Steering Committee of the Invest in Med programme (ANIMA, BUSINESSMED, ASCAME, EUROCHAMBRES and the special partners GTZ, UNIDO and EUROMEDITERRANEE), which is co-financed by the European Commission.

For this occasion, the Board declaration was signed by presidents of the 4 partners’ networks of Invest In Med...

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Businessmed participation to the Conference on « Responding to the challenges of sustainable development in the Mediterranean » which took place in Nice on April 6th and 7th 2009

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the observatory of sustainable development organized on April 6th and 7th in Nice, in collaboration with UpM (Union for the Mediterranean) and the city of Nice, a conference « Responding to the challenges of sustainable development in the Mediterranean ».

The conference gathered representatives of the local authorities, researchers, experts and representatives of the civil society from various countries.

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Mr Galal El Zorba visits BUSINESSMED Head Office in Tunis on March 27th 2009

Mr Galal El Zorba, President of the FEI and new President of BUSINESSMD visited the Head Office of the Organisation in Tunis on March 26th and 27th 2009. The president was accompanied by his Advisors, Mr Hani Hafez, Mr Adham Nadim, and Mr Alaa Ezz.

The President held a meeting with the Secretary General in the presence of BUSINESSMED executive staff during which he renewed to the Secretariat his confidence and full support...

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Nomination of the new Secretary General of Businessmed

Following BUSINESSMED annual Ordinary General Assembly, Mrs Shéhérazade Berrehouma has been appointed Secretary General of the Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises – BUSINESSMED. Mrs Berrehouma took up her position on March 10th, 2009.

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Businessmed General Assembly in Beirut on February 21st 2009

The Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises - BUSINESSMED held its annual Ordinary General Assembly in Beirut – Intercontinental Phoenicia Hotel on February 21st 2009.

Mr Galal El ZORBA – President of the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI- Egypt) and 1st Vice-President of BUSINESSMED took over Mr Jacques Jean Sarraf at the head of the Union as President for a two-year mandate. Mr Hédi DJILANI, President of the UTICA (Tunisia) was appointed as Vice-President of BUSINESSMED for a two-year mandate as well.

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Businessmed participation to the Forum MEDINVEST 2009 which took place in Beirut on February 20-21 2009

This forum was organized by Al Iktissad Wal Aamal in collaboration with BUSINESSMED and with the support of BUSINESSEUROPE and Invest InMed Project under the High Patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Lebanon, General Michel SLEIMAN and in the presence of BUSINESSMED, BUSINESSEUROPE, as well as a number of personalities from the Gulf States. The forum MEDINVEST 2009 was axed on investment, technology and the reinforcement of the Euro-Mediterranean relations and was remarkable for the quality and the number of the participants.  

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Businessmed participation to the Meeting for the finalisation of the first training GEDZI » on January 21st 2009 at the « Centre de vie – GMG » in Tunis

BUSINESSMED – Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises participated to the « Meeting for the finalisation of the first training GEDZI » on Wednesday, January 21st 2009 at the « Centre de vie – GMG » – Soukra Airport.

The GEDZI, Management of Industrial Zones, is one of the main actions of the project ReCapZI, Capacity Building of the Industrial Zones Management, this project is financed by the German Federal Ministry of Co-operation and Economic Development – BMZ and the Regional Activity Centre of Cleaner Production in Barcelona – RAC/CP.

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Agenda : Some events planned in the coming months:

SAVE THE DATE !! “ BRIDGING THE MEDITERRANEAN :THE ATHENS BUSINESS FORUM

SEV, Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, the main business organisation in Greece, organises “Bridging the Mediterranean: the Athens Business Forum” on July 8th, 9th and 10th, with the support of Invest in Med, an EU co-funded programme, and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in cooperation with BusinessMed and BusinessEurope.

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Useful Sites


www.sia-trade.org
www.europa.eu.int/
www.femise.org/
www.asem.191.it
www.poslodavci.org.yu
www.foeme.org/mftz/monitor.htm
www.animaweb.org
www.ecdpm.org/
www.barcelona10.org
www.etf.eu.int/tempus.ns www.lesintegrales.com
www.e-scc.org
www.europeus.org
www.wto.org
www.calame.coop
www.medea.be
www.ubcce.org
www.entrepreneur-network.com
www.businesseurope.eu
www.bda-online.de
www.oecd.org/mena

 

 
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