Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic

05/07/2021 | Press release | Archived content

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SUDAN BUSINESS FORUM: CONFERENCE TO SUPPORT THE SUDANESE DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION, 17 MAY 2021

On 17 May, a Business Forum dedicated to Sudan, the 'Conference to support the Sudanese democratic transition', will take place in Paris from 09.00 to 13.00 at the headquarters of the French employer federation MEDEF. During the event, the Sudanese government will present to European companies the reforms currently in the pipeline and the development projects viewed as priorities.

A first plenary session is scheduled, followed by four thematic panels (infrastructures, agriculture and agro-business, energy, ICT). The session will be opened by the Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok, and the French Minister for the Economy, Bruno Lemaire. The President of MEDEF, Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux, Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Hafez Ghanem, the World Bank's Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa will also attend.

The event is open to all European businesses. Interested parties can register at the following link.