ISTANBUL - Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD) will host the 10th International Business Forum (IBF) and the 11th International Fair on November 22nd-26th in Istanbul.
MUSIAD Chairman Omer Bolat and members of the executive board announced the details of the forum and fair in a press conference on Wednesday.
Executives from the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Islamic Development Bank, Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), several ministers and chairmen of chambers from Syria, Egypt, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Morocco, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Australia, Singapore are expected to attend the IBF and international fair.
The IBF and fair are expected to be attended also by almost 1.500 foreign businessmen and statesmen from fifty countries.
Bolat said that there would be a contribution of at least 2 billion USD to the real economy and promotion of the country thanks to those two organizations.
He added that, each year a "partner country" is chosen and this year's partner country is Syria. In this framework Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Abdallah al-Dardari will attend the International Fair.