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French employers' group plans Francophone business summit with Ouattara, Sall and Mohammed VI

MEDEF, the largest employer federation in France, is hoping to bag some big names for a mini-summit on the economies of French-speaking states scheduled to take place in Paris in August. [...]

Published on 26/05/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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Alain Ba Oumar
Alassane Ouattara
Covid-19
CPG
Fabrice Le Sache
Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux
Hichem Elloumi
Macky Sall
Medef
Mohammed VI
Organisation internationale de la francophonie
Samir Majoul
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Tunisia
Samir Majoul hopes to extend leadership of employers' group

The tycoon's term as UTICA chairman officially ended in January, but he is trying to negotiate an extension amid troubled times.

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The chairman of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, with Samir Majoul, the chairman of UTICA, in Tunis on 29 March 2022.

Egypt, Morocco
French-speaking nations club OIF helps firms set up in Cairo and Casablanca

The French-speaking nations club OIF is organising business prospection trips to Cairo and Casablanca to attract entrepreneurs and investors from French-speaking regions to the two cities. The OIF is targeting the agri-food, renewable energy and digital sectors.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 04.01.2023

Canada, Tunisia
Quebec employers push to regulate Francophone workforce training

Riding off the launch of the Francophone employers' alliance in Tunis late week, Quebec business leaders called for a common framework on training workers throughout the French-speaking world. Shared protocols would help the qualified workers Quebec needs migrate to the country.

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Karl Blackburn, président du Conseil du patronat du Québec, lors de la cérémonie de lancement de l'Alliance des patronats francophones à Tunis le 29 mars 2022.

Djibouti, France
MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

Attending a meeting in Paris of Francophone entrepreneurs, Djibouti Chamber of Commerce president Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh won an assurance from the head of French employers' group MEDEF about a visit to Djibouti before the end of the first quarter of 2022

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West Africa
West Africa on lobbying spree to recover developed countries' share of IMF SDRs

With France's active support, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) is on a mission to obtain some of the special drawing rights (SDR) funds attributed to developed countries to offset the impact of Covid-19.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.08.2021

Africa, Horn of Africa
French bosses union Medef revamps its African staff

The Africa branch of the French employers' association may be getting a new head of East Africa on top of the confirmed change of director.

Subscribers only Business 08.06.2021

Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed left his 18 May meeting in Paris with confirmation from three heads of state they would attend the summit of the francophone organisation OIF in Djerba in November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.05.2021

Morocco
SouthBridge A&I takes on lobbying role to bring AU's Centre for Disease Control to Morocco

Hassan Beklhayat's strategic consulting firm has no lobbying experience but has been hired to help Rabat convince Africa CDC to move its headquarters to Morocco. The firm may receive a hand from its partner, Lionel Zinzou and Donald Kaberuka's Southbridge Group.

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Morocco, Senegal
Dakar, Rabat, in diplomatic spat over Covid-19 repatriation flights

Morocco has yet to grant Senegal's request to fly in its airspace or land planes on its territory to repatriate its citizens. The delay protects Royal Air Maroc's landing slots approved by Dakar, to the detriment of Air Senegal.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.07.2020

An Air Senegal point of sale in Dakar, shortly after the airport reopened on July 15.

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Medef
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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Africa
French employers' group plans Francophone business summit with Ouattara, Sall and Mohammed VI

Tunisia
Samir Majoul hopes to extend leadership of employers' group

Egypt, Morocco
French-speaking nations club OIF helps firms set up in Cairo and Casablanca

Canada, Tunisia
Quebec employers push to regulate Francophone workforce training

Djibouti, France
MEDEF to finally visit Djibouti next year

West Africa
West Africa on lobbying spree to recover developed countries' share of IMF SDRs

Africa, Horn of Africa
French bosses union Medef revamps its African staff

Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Morocco
SouthBridge A&I takes on lobbying role to bring AU's Centre for Disease Control to Morocco

Morocco, Senegal
Dakar, Rabat, in diplomatic spat over Covid-19 repatriation flights