What is The World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum?
The World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum 2017 is organized with the goal of developing partnerships between entrepreneurs, and sharing international best practices and successes on entrepreneurship and innovation. The Forum will facilitate access to finance and allow developmental funds/financial institutions to get a closer understanding of linking financial to non-financial services towards development of entrepreneurs and MSMEs, furthering the prominence of Bahrain as a financial hub.
WORLD ENTREPRENEURS INVESTMENT FORUM
OCTOBER 31st – NOVEMBER 2nd 2017, MANAMA
WEIF Background
The sizeable participation of 800 officials, experts and entrepreneurs from 80 countries has led to the "Manama Declaration 2015 on Entrepreneurship for Development" which was circulated in six languages as a document of the United Nations General Assembly, in its 69th session under agenda item 19 reference A/69/748. A permanent secretariat has been established for the Forum at the UNIDO Arab International Center for Entrepreneurship & Investment in Bahrain in order to review and follow up on the progress moreover, to identify additional areas of cooperation and action to promote investment in entrepreneurship.
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Why The Kingdom of Bahrain?
A nation made up of 33 islands, Bahrain lies in the heart of the Arabian Gulf with strategic access to the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and every market in the Middle East. A thriving multi-cultural hub with a diverse and open society, Bahrain also has a rich history of investment and commercial trade that spans over 4,000 years, and evidences prominence as a financial hub with over 400 financial institutions. Bahrain's central Gulf location and superb links to the rest of the Middle East place your company at the heart of the action, with rapid access by road, sea and air.
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Expected Outcomes
The Forum is expected to attract around 1,000 entrepreneurs and representatives of MSME and entrepreneurship support institutions from the around the world, in addition to dignitaries and officials from the Islamic Development Bank, the African Development Bank Group, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Global Entrepreneurship Week, United Nations MCSR Cities Alliance, World Business Angels Investment Forum, Saudi Fund for Development, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, Arab Fund Social and Economic Development and others.
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Forum Theme
Achieving the SDGs through Promoting Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum 2017 is organized with the goal of developing partnerships between entrepreneurs, and sharing best practices. The Forum will facilitate access to finance and allow developmental funds/financial institutions to get a closer understanding of linking financial to non-financial services towards development of entrepreneurs and MSMEs, furthering the prominence of Bahrain as a financial hub.
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