Trade and Investment Forum

On 2nd December 2010, at One Whitehall Place, London, Developing Markets Associates in conjunction with the High Commission of Mozambique to the United Kingdom, hosted the UK-Mozambique Investment Forum 2010.

The event was attended by some 200 delegates who were welcomed with opening remarks by HE António Gumende, Mozambican High Commissioner to the UK and Hon Oldemiro Marques Baloi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation for the Government of Mozambique and the Hon Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary of State for International Development, UK.

On Wednesday 27th October, over 140 delegates attended the highly successful US-Kosovo Investment Forum at Harold Pratt House, New York City.

The Forum was staged by the US Embassy of Kosovo and Developing Markets Associates (DMA).

On Friday 22nd October 2010, some 200 delegates attended the hugely successful Second UK-Albania Investment Forum at Drapers’ Hall in the City of London. The Forum was staged by the Government of Albania and Developing Markets Associates (DMA).

Developing Markets Associates in conjunction with the High Commission of Ghana to the United Kingdom, hosted the UK-Ghana Investment Forum 2010.

The event was attended by some 300 delegates who were welcomed with opening comments by HE Prof Kwaku Danso-Boafo, Ghanaian High Commissioner to the UK, Atam Sandhu, Chief Executive of Developing Markets Associates and Baroness Lynda Chalker, Chairman, Africa Matters Limited. The opening address was given by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama,Vice President of the Republic of Ghana.

On Wednesday 14th of April, 2010, the First UK-Montenegro Investment Forum took place at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Mandarin Oriental, London March 11th, 2010
The Forum, hosted jointly by JTI and DMA, was attended by over 150 delegates.

The Jamaican Government was represented by Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and Public Service, and Michael Stern, Minister of State for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce as well as Bryan Wynter, Jamaica’s Central Bank Governor.

The Vice President of Nigeria,Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan led a very successful Nigerian business delegation for a series of investment meetings on October 15, 2009 hosted by His Excellency the Ambassador to Nigeria for the UAE, Alhaji Bashir Yuguda.

With recent market turmoil and lost confidence in structured credit products, fund managers and OECD banks are now seeking modest equity stakes in sound emerging markets, as they can demonstrate higher earnings potential in coming years. Nigeria is a country of 150 million people - by far the biggest in Africa. It boasts an expanding, entrepreneurial workforce, a progressive government with a proactive agenda of attracting foreign direct investment and access to a further regional market of 300 million people.

In December 2009, DMA hosted the Zambian government, lead by Vice President, George Kunda, for three days of investment promotion activities. On Wednesday 3rd December 2009, prominent parliamentarians joined the Vice President, Minister of Trade and Commerce, Minister of Works and Supply, Central Bank Governor, Chairman of the Lusaka Stock Exchange and many other prominent Zambians for a private dinner.

On Tuesday, 22nd November 2009, 160 delegates attended the immensely successful First Kosovo-UK Investment Forum at One Whitehall Place in Westminster.

The Forum was staged by the government of Kosovo and Developing Markets Associates (DMA).