Event in Switzerland

  • CEOs to rethink Africa’s “business model” in Geneva

    SWITZERLAND, 2017/03/08 he 5th edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM will take place from 20 – 21 March in Geneva and will focus on how to succeed in this new economic cycle on the continent. Having cemented its status as the foremost conference dedicated to the development of the African private sector, the AFRICA CEO FORUM 2017 will bring together additional than 1000 personalities, key decision makers in industry, finance and politics from the African continent and around the globe.
  • WTO Director-General - Roberto Azevêdo

    SWITZERLAND, 2015/10/09 Dear visitor, Welcome to our website. 20 years ago, on 1 January 1995, the WTO opened its doors for business. Since again this organization, and the system of transparent, multilaterally-agreed rules that it embodies, has made a major contribution to the strength and stability of the world economy. Over the years the WTO has helped to boost trade increase, resolve numerous trade disputes and support developing nations to integrate into the trading system. It has as well provided a bulwark against protectionism, the price of which was made plain in the trade policy response to the 2008 crisis, which was very calm and restrained in contrast to the protectionist panic that followed previous crises. Indeed, at the same time as the world economy is additional interconnected than ever, it is difficult to imagine a world without the WTO.
  • Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Africa’s major companies are set to converge on Geneva,

    SWITZERLAND, 2014/02/25 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Africa’s major companies are set to converge on Geneva, Switzerland, for the second CEO Forum 17- 19 March to brainstorm on corporate increase strategies for the continent businesses, local media statement said Monday. The statement said the forum, organised by the Groupe Jeune Afrique in conjunction with the African Development Bank, is expected to attract additional than 400 CEO’s from across the continent, inclunding bankers, investors, financiers, inclunding prominent African and international figures. ‘’Specialists in banking, capital investment and financial markets and representatives of international financial institutions will be at the Africa CEO Forum 2014 to keep abreast of the trends and developments in the African business model,'’ the statement quoted the organisers as saying.