Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz "The Gulf-Africa Investment Forum 2010 - Fostering Economic Relations" will be held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 24 to 25, 2010 organized by the Council of Saudi Chambers in partnership with the Gulf Research Center. Thereby, the Kingdom is underlining the importance of the Gulf-Africa Investment Forum and stressing the commitment to developing the strategic relationship with the countries on the African continent.
The Gulf-Africa Forum will bring together key leaders and personalities from government, business, academia and media to outline the issues and challenges facing more constructive economic and business-to-business relations between the key regions of Africa and the Gulf. The focus of the meeting will be to look specifically into the various investment opportunities that are presenting themselves including the relevant strategies required to turn initial plans into more concrete actions. This includes opportunities in areas such as agriculture, minerals and natural resources, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure, as well as tourism and trade development. In all of these instances, the Gulf-Africa Forum is a unique gathering that will add substance to much of the present rhetoric about GCC-Africa ties.
