Seminar Beijing - Doing Business with Gambia, Ghana and Belgium (17/11)

Belgium is at the center and heart of Europe.  Therefore ‘Doing Business in Belgium is Doing Business in Europe” .

 

Belgium is known as the European distribution and logistics hub, a position it owns due to its excellent connectivity with overseas destinations and the European hinterland and its strategic location close to the principal European production and consumption centers.

 

This interconnectivity instigates Belgium to become a major strategic partner in the development of the “One Belt One Road” development strategy launched by China at the end of 2013. 

 

It aims to create a “New Silk Road” linking Europe and the Middle East with the economic centers of China and other countries in South-East Asia and around the Indian Ocean (EURASIA) and an ocean-going part with Belgium as a major trading and logistic hub to and from Africa.

 

Targeting on Belgium and two countries in Africa, aims to create awareness amongst the Chinese enterprises to explore the business and investment opportunities in the subject countries while benefitting of the interconnectivity of the European and the African market and the development of Africa into a new single trading market as the European union.  

 

According to the BBC, the new "SeneGambia bridge" will revolutionize trade between The Gambia and the West-African region: "A new bridge spanning the River Gambia is set to revolutionize travel and trade in the region."

 

According to the New York Times, Ghana is currently one of the fastest growing economies in Africa;

“Ghana is on track to make a remarkable claim for a country mired in poverty not long ago: It is likely to have one of the world's fastest-growing economies this year, according to the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Brookings Institution. Its projected growth in 2018, between 8.3 and 8.9 percent, might be outpace India, with its booming tech sector, and Ethiopia "

 

Partly for this reason A-Law in cooperation with Jingsh Lawyers are organizing a seminar on “Doing Business with Gambia, Ghana and Belgium” slated for the 17th of November from 8:00 – 11:30 AM at Jingsh Lawyers’ Building, No.37, East Fourth Ring Middle Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100025.

 

This in the presence of, among others, Embassy of The Gambia, Gambia Tourism Board, Wallonia Export-Investment Agency, BLGCC, the Gambia-China Business Council, the Belgium Ghana Business Council - BGBC and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Beijing Sub-Council

 

A-Law international Law Firm as one of the participants of the Royal Belgian Economic Mission to China headed by Princess Astrid from the 16th until the 22nd of November has built a strong clients portfolio, foundation and reputation in creating a bridge of knowledge and business between Belgium/ Africa and China.

 

During the seminar, Patricia Leers A-Law Managing partner and head of the international team of lawyers and business professionals will elaborate on the “Legal and Institutional Framework” of the subject countries, the Economic fabric and projects of The Gambia, Ghana and Belgium and the strategic position of Belgium as a gateway to Europe and Africa.

  

Overview speakers:

 

-          Welcome word by Jingsh Lawyers and A-Law International Law Firm

-          Opening remark by Ambassador/Chargé D'Affaire Gambia H.E. Ms. Fatou Kinneh Jobe

-          Opening remark by Chairman Gambia Tourism Board Mr. Abdoulie M. Touray

-          Opening remark by Director of Business Information China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Beijing Sub-Council Mr. Lin Hai

-          Patricia Leers, Managing Partner A-Law, head of the international department, “Legal and Institutional Framework Gambia, Ghana and Belgium”

-          Thomas De Beule, head C&M, Corporate & Management, Head Africa Team, A-Law, | President BLGCC “Overview sectors, Gambia, Ghana and Belgium”

-          Prescillia Tang, Wallonia Export-Investment Agency, Project Manager China 

 

Register now for this seminar (FREE REGISTRATION)

 

For more information about our services on The Gambia, Ghana and Belgium contact lawyer Patricia Leers, Head of the international department at p.leers@a-law.eu or fill in our online contact form.