The Global Business Forum – Africa (GBF), titled Transformation Through Trade, is scheduled to take place from 13 to 14 October 2021 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC). This flagship event is organised by the Dubai Chamber in association with The Economist and is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The forum will bring together the trade and investment community to explore bilateral trade opportunities between Dubai and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mauritius will be present on this high-level platform with Mr. Frederick K Swaniker, Founder of the African Leadership Group, based in Mauritius and the Hon. Minister Deepak Balgobin, Minister of Information Technology, Communications, and Innovation, as a guest participant of Expo 2020 Dubai.