Meetings of the Arab Businessmen and Investors Conference start today

Meetings of the 7th Arab Businessmen and Investors Conference will start today in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, under the auspices of Lebanese President Elias Hrawy and Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud Al Zou'bi. The conference will focus on the experiences of some of the Arab countries in the field of investment and trade exchange.

The two-day conference will discuss the implications of economic exchanges on the Arab countries in addition to studying the successful economic experiences of some of the Arab countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, and Jordan. The conference will also discuss the research submitted by the assistant secretary general for economic affairs in the Arab League, Abdul Rahman Al Suhaibany, which deals with the unified Arab free trade zone and its effects on investment in the Arab countries.

Prince Al Walid Bin Talal will chair a session that will deal with developing and supporting Arab investment and the mechanisms, tools, and opportunities for developing it in addition to studying the role of the private sector.

The conference will be attended by many Arab Ministers of Economy and Trade. A session will be dedicated to studying the issue of investment in Palestine and means of increasing it. The session will also tackle the problems caused by the lack of investments on the Palestinian people who suffer from the Israeli blockade imposed on Palestinian cities.