First annual conference of the Arab Business Council to be held in Marrakech November 25-26

The first annual conference of the Arab Business Council will be held in the Moroccan Southern town of Marrakech on November 25 and 26, a communique of Moroccan "ONA" consortium said.

The conference, stemming from the Davos Forum (Switzerland), is to be attended by a great number of private economic operators of the Arab World, the press release sent to the Moroccan News agency said. Presentations will expound the current situation of trade and investments in Arab nations, encourage viewpoint sharing between the private and public sectors as well as discuss competitiveness in the Arab region.

Some 50 speakers will take the floor during the two-day conference to debate among others the creation of competitiveness councils in Arab countries, the evolution of the education sector, good governance and new information technologies issues.