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Africa Ireland Economic Forum to be held in Dublin
DUBLIN, Aug. 31, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – An economic forum aimed at
strengthening the economic ties between Ireland and Africa will be held in
Dublin in October, said the Irish foreign ministry on Thursday.
Entitled Africa Ireland Economic Forum 2018, the one-day event, slated at
The Convention Center Dublin on Oct. 11, will be attended by top-level
political and business leaders from both Ireland and Africa, said the
ministry in a press release.
Keynote speakers will include Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister Simon Coveney and the Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Industry and
Cooperatives from Kenya, Peter Munya, it said.
The forum, organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in
partnership with African embassies in Ireland, is the sixth edition of its
kind since its inception in 2010, according to the ministry.
Topics of the forum will include challenges and opportunities for business
in Africa, case studies of Irish companies operating in Africa, women’s role
in Africa-Ireland business, and supports available to Irish businesses
operating in Africa, it said.
Africa is the world’s fastest growing continent, said Simon Coveney in the
press release.
“Our trade with Africa has increased by 13 percent since 2014. Irish food
and drink companies have been particularly successful,” he said.
According to Bord Bia (Irish Food Board), a state agency responsible for
helping Irish companies to market their food and drink products overseas,
Irish agrifood exports to Africa have increased by 28 percent over the last
two years.
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