EMRC and Partners Ignite Meaningful Business Partnerships at Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2009

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 12, 2009 -- EMRC International (in collaboration with the FMO (Netherlands Development Finance Company) are organising the 2009 edition of the Africa Finance & Investment Forum on the 13th - 15th December 2009 at the ABN AMRO Headquarters’ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Business leaders from Africa, Europe, America and Asia representing micro-finance institutions, development and commercial banks, governmental and non-governmental organisations as well as the private sector, will network with potential project collaborators through a professional matchmaking service.

With a focus on Partnerships for Growth & Development, the Forum will coordinate bespoke one-on-one Business Networking Meetings in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations, to ensure that the beginnings of well-matched business partnerships are put in place.
Delegates at this year’s Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2009 (AFIF09) will be guaranteed an opportunity to capitalise on the diverse offerings of all the 250 high-level delegates in attendance.

Keynote speakers include Nanno Kleiterp, CEO, FMO; Martin Curwen, Director General at the European Investment Bank; José Briosa é Gala, Personal representative for Africa to the European Commission President; Andrew Alli, CEO, Africa Finance Corporation; Thomas de Man, President Africa Middle East, Heineken and Loic Sadoulet; Head of Africa Initiative, Professor of Economics at INSEAD Business School.

Once registered for the forum, each delegate is requested to give a description of the services and products they provide as well as the profile of companies and institutions they would like to connect with. Each delegate will then receive a personalized appointment schedule that plots out who they will meet as well as the time and location. One-on-one meetings will take precedence at the forum on the afternoons of the 14th and 15th of December 2009.

Interested delegates are urged to register for the Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2009 as soon as possible, in order to qualify for the Business Networking Meetings.

Event: EMRC Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2009 (AFIF09)
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 13–15 December 2009
Organiser: EMRC International http://www.emrc.be
Contact: info@emrc.be +32 2 626 15 15

For all media and press queries please contact:
Sarah-Jane Boden
EMRC, Media & Communications Manager
Tel. : +32 2 626 1514
Fax : +32 2 626 1516
Brussels, Belgium
sb@emrc.be

About EMRC

Established in 1992 in Brussels, EMRC is a non-profit International Association composed of a network of entrepreneurs, financiers, consultants and officials based throughout the world. EMRC's mission is to lead the private sector in Africa in sustainable economic development and to drive regional change through partnerships.

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