Ambassador Samia confers with International Business Delegation

Addis Ababa, March 18, 2021 (FBC) – Ethiopian Ambassador to Qatar Samia Zekaria received at her office and held talks with a team from the International Business Delegation /IBD/ based in Doha.

In the meeting, Ambassador Samia briefed the team about the huge and untapped business opportunities in Ethiopia particularly in investment, trade and tourism.

She has also discussed the investment incentives and the government’s priority areas of investment: agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and ICT and service sectors.

IBD’s team, on its part, has expressed its interest to work with Ethiopia in order to exploit those intact opportunities. IBD has also planned to make a business trip to Ethiopia to explore the business potential the country has.

IBD will host the Qatar-Africa Business Forum to be held on 07 April 2021 virtually with over 600 participants in attendance.

The forum is expected to officially introduce a series of engagements to provide a platform for African companies to explore and access Qatari market opportunities and vice versa.

In this regard, Ambassador Samia has reiterated Ethiopia’s readiness to take part in the forum.

IBD is an international investor network and platform facilitating business. It annually hosts a flagship summit bringing together investors, innovators and entrepreneurs and influencers from over 100 cities in North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It hosts forums in over 25 cities internationally.