Tunis: Arab businessmen's council Conference to open Wednesday

The eighth conference for Arab investors and businessmen is to start on Wednesday in Tunis and run for three days under the auspices of Tunisian President Zein El-Abidin Bin Ali.

The conference will be organized by the Kuwait-based Arab corporation for investment, the Arab League's general trusteeship, the general Arab chambers of trade, industry and agriculture in cooperation with the Tunisian union for industry, trade and traditional industries.

The conference will discuss reports that include investment in the Arab League, Tunis' experiment in attracting external investments, financing small and medium sized projects and privatization.