SHOWCASING REFORMS TO PROMOTE SDG INVESTMENT

Experiences from Seychelles and Uzbekistan
Date
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Event
7th WIF 2021
Session Type
Conference
Session Themes
Talking Business
Room number
WIF Virtual Platform, room 10
Contact Email
Chantal.Dupasquier@unctad.org
22 October 2021
10:30 - 12:00 Europe/Zurich
Europe/Zurich

This will be an interactive session during which top government officials from selected countries showcase how they are dealing with investment policy reforms to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their national development objectives.

Issues to be addressed

  • High-level policymakers will present their countries’ investment policy reform initiatives, emphasizing the key actions undertaken to improve the business climate and highlighting strategic policy decisions to increase potential contribution of domestic and foreign investment to achieve the SDGs and their national development objectives.
  • Policymakers will be able to explore new investment policy perspectives and interact with other countries’ representatives through Q&As.

Speaker(s)

Mr. Joerg Weber
Head, Investment Policies Branch, DIAE, UNCTAD
H.E. Ms. Devika Vidot
Minister of Investment, Industry and Entrepreneurship, Seychelles
Mr. Faouzi Gsouma
Minister Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of the African Union to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Mr. Oliver Bastienne
Chairman, Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr. Oybek Elmuratov
Deputy Director, Uzbekistan Investments Promotion Agency
Mr. David Melikidze
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, TBC UZ
Mr. Prakash Kejriwal
Director, Indorama Group
Ms. Xeniya Klauzan
Senior Manager, Tax and Legal Services, International Private Clients, PwC

Moderator(s)

Ms. Maha El Masri
Investment Policy Expert, Investment Policy Review Section, Investment Policies Branch, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD