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Levant Business Forum: For Economic Integration & Growth

The Levant Business Forum was set up in 2010 to promote trade, investments, and technological advancements among Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. The forum aims to foster economic interdependence, create a free trade area, and enhance regional stability. By facilitating cooperation in various sectors such as logistics, energy, and tourism, the forum seeks to boost economic prosperity and cultural exchange in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

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Levant Business Forum: For Economic Integration & Growth

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  1. LEVANT BUSINESS FORUM

  2. LEVANT BUSINESS FORUM • Tworounds of meetings (Beirut, Istanbul) • Set up in December 2010 (IstanbulDeclaration) • Representstheprivatesector (permanentdialogueandcooperationmechanism)

  3. Goal: • Tocreate a freetradeandmobilityareaamongfourcountries in theEasternMediterraneanRegion (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria an Turkey)

  4. Objectives: • Promotetrade • Increaseinvestments • Contributeto a conduciveinvestmentandbusinessenvironment • Fostertechnology, know-howtransfer, R&D • Supportupgrading of logisticsinfrastructure • Mutuallyenhanceeconomic, cultural, tourismactivities

  5. Long-termobjective: • Create a widearea of welfareandstabilitythrougheconomicinderdependence • “Vision of ThreeSeas”: Mediterranean, RedSea, ArabianGulf

  6. RoadMap: • To be agreeduponbyallparties • Strongintegration can only be achievedthroughgoodwill, dialogue, mutualeconomicinterdependence, culturalinteractionandpublicsupport

  7. Chapters: • Mobility of GoodsandPeople • LogisticsandCommunication • Entrepreneurship • FinancialActivities • Intra-regionalinvestmentactivities • Agriculturalcooperation • Energycooperation

  8. Chapters: • Tourism • Cooperation on infrastructureprojectsandprojectfinancing • Enhancingsocialrelations • Activitiesforinstitutionalcapacity-buildinganddevelopment • Educationand R&D • Culturalinterchange • Businesscooperation in thirdcountries

  9. Chapters: • Designatean “integrationleader” fromeachcountryforeach of the 14 chapters • Form a “technicalcommittee” foreachchaptertoprepare a detailedroadmap

  10. Activities: • Sustain a highlevelbusinessdialogue • Prepare a WorkingPaperandAction Plan fortheImplementation of a freetradeandmobilityarea • Lobbyingrespectivegovernmentsforquickpolicylegislationandimplementation • Sourceanddisseminatebusinessinformationandproducerelevantpublicationsandstudiesrelatedtotheintegrationprocess

  11. Structure: • TemporaryHeadquarters: Istanbul • PermanentHeadquarters: to be decidedupon at thefirstmeeting of theExecutiveCommittee

  12. Structure: • Executive Board: • Shall be formedby 4 membersfromeachcountry • Shallmeet on a quarterlybasis (moreoftenifrequired) • Shallmeet in eachcountry on a rotatingbasis • ThecountryhostingthemeetingwillholdtheChair of theExecutive Board • Will form technicalcommittees (mandateandcompositionwill be decideduponbythe EB) • Willappoint a Secretary General

  13. Structure: • Theactivitieswill be runbythe Office of theSecretary General • Thenecessarystraffwill be hiredbytheSecretary General frommemberorganizations on an equalbasis • Workinglanguage: English

  14. Tasks: • Complete a comprehensiveandmulti-dimensionalanalysis of theintegrationprocess • Cooperatewithrelevantpublicinstitutionsandotherrelatedfriendlyregionalandinternationalorganizations (WB, UNDP, IslamicDevelopment Bank, ArabFundetc) • Prepareandpublish an annualprogressreport • Carryourpromotionalactivitiesforawareness-raising

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