The official UK Somaliland Trade investment Forum Thread

[Khalid Ali]

The president of SL and the Foreign Minister and the SL trade minister will all attend the Conference

On October 14th Developing Markets Associates will host the first UK-Somaliland Trade & Investment Forum.
President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud Silyano will lead a delegation including Hon Dr Mohamed Omar, Minister of Commerce, Hon Abib Diriye Nur, Minister of Industry, Hon Prof Faarah Elmi Mohamuud, Minister of Agriculture and Hon Eng Hussein Abdi Dualeh, Minister of Minerals and Energy.
For more information please contact Krystal at krystal.simpson@developingmarkets.com

http://www.developingmarkets.com/upcoming-events

[Octavius]

I was going to attend this conference but I cant due to a clash in my diary. Should be interesting though...

[ramzy2277]

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[ramzy2277]

besides dr.mohamed omar is not the minister of commerce anymore....!!...is this site fake..!!

[original dervish]

This must be forth or fifth such conference so far, with nothing to show for it.

[LiquidHYDROGEN]

This must be forth or fifth such conference so far, with nothing to show for it.

Our people love shirs and meetings but not actually doing anything.

[original dervish]

You can't fault them for trying.
Clearly there must be another approach.

[Khalid Ali]

Somaliland: Investment Conference in London E-mail
Monday, 22 September 2014 19:56


Somalilandsun - The Government of Somaliland is delighted to extend an invitation to all Somaliland companies interested in attending the upcoming UK-Somaliland Trade & Investment Forum that will be co-hosted by the UK Government on Tuesday 14th October 2014 in London.
Those businesses attending from the Republic of Somaliland will join a high-level mission led by President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud 'Silanyo' and accompanied by several Ministers and officials.
The objective of the conference organised by Developing Markets Associates (DMA) in conjunction with Somaliland's Missions in the UK, is to promote and facilitate business and investment opportunities between the two countries.
Foreign minister Mohamed Behi Yonis flanked by ministry staff in Hargeisa announce Somaliland investment conference in LondonForeign minister Mohamed Behi Yonis flanked by ministry staff in Hargeisa announce Somaliland investment conference in London
Several Somaliland companies from across a number of sectors will take part in the one-day event and we would like to encourage as many local, Diaspora and women-led businesses as possible to attend.
Whilst in London the delegation will network with UK and Somaliland government officials including senior Ministers, officials and as well as large investors from the UK, Europe and other parts of the World. This conference is the first, high profile, investment conference to be held to encourage investment in Somaliland.


For more details visit http://www.slforeign.com/

[Khalid Ali]

Somaliland President Ahmed Silanyo departures for Britain to attend the trade investment conference on Somaliland

Madaxweyne Siilaanyo Oo Ingiriiska U Socdaalay+Sawiro

Hargeysa(Ramaas)October-10-2014-Madaxweynaha iyo weftiga uu hogaaminaayo ayaa maanta dalka ka dhoofay. weftigan waxa ay ka qaybgelayaan Shir Caalamiya oo lagu qaban doono Ingiriiska kaasi oo lagaga hadli doono sidii kor loogu qaadi lahaa ganacsiga Somaliland.
Shirkan oo ah mid ganacsi ayaa la filayaa inuu furmo 14-ka bishan islamarkaana lagu lafo guro Khayraadka iyo fursadaha ganacsi ee Somaliland ka banaan, waxaana qabanqaabadiisa wada Shirkad hore wadamo badan uga qabatay Shirar noocan oo kale ah.
- See more at: http://ramaasnews.com/index.php/News/Ma ... up33P.dpuf

[original dervish]

Khalid......without a legally recognised Govt you will always be at a disadvantage.
The only investors will be shady front outfits & Yemeni sharks.

[Khalid Ali]

Khalid......without a legally recognised Govt you will always be at a disadvantage.
The only investors will be shady front outfits & Yemeni sharks.

We have the Somaliland development corporations and we use the legality of the UK TO DO BUSINESS WITH DIFFERENT FIRMS ACROSS THE WORLD its not much but it can tackle allot of short comings when it comes to to dealing with international firms.

[Hawdian]

SL needs radical ideas and needs to do things in a very innovative way. It needs to break with culture and stop conducting herself like recognized states. There is no need to entertain few Brits and their meaningless business elites. UK is not risk taker nor are they adventerous when it comes to investing. You're dealing with the wrong people.

If I was Silanyo, apart from their aid, I would not give any ear to UK. I welcome their generous donation but stuff them. They're useless and UK itself needs its own donor aid to rescue her from collapsing like Somalia. UK is nothing but a white third world country.

Hargeisa needs to fly to Brazil, most South American states including Venezuela and charm such nations. There is nothing in London. You have been going there since 1888 and not a single thing came from there that is tangible.

What will convince Idoor that UK is not your Godfather?

Fcuk UK.

It's another meaningless gathering that will produce no fruits.

I rather go to Brazil and tell them to at least open a samba school or even a football field. Better than begging fish and chips in cold London. What a waste!!

The conference in London in 2014 will not produce any different result than Haji Sharmarke's British encounter in the 18th century in Bulaxaar. If you take the same road for 200 years and expect to see different result one day, you're very delusional. You have to take a different route all together to see a new fresh of air. London has long expired and Idoor politicians need to watch Discovery Channel more often.


Ras

[Rambie]

i must say khalid you seem to live in dream land. you seem not to take the recognition seriously in a matter of 10-15 years SL would be absorbed by xamar. not militarily but diplomatically, soon all countries and big players around the globe will have an embassy in xamar. when that happens, to who will we turn too? we must to act now while most countries does not have serious relations with xamar. i blame the large diaspora in uk for this all SL current and past presidents are associated with the tiny island. that is why i wouldn't vote for silanyo he did a good job but i don't want us to be pushed around like what happened in the air space control controversy the old man is so soft. warabe is a uk citizen but he have more guts than the entire SL government combined he may actually try to get out of this small box we imprisoned ourselves in. so ina deer wake up of this fantasy of "we manage ourselves better without recognition" this fallacy won't work for us on the medium/long term

[Khalid Ali]

PICTURES of the event totday

Dr Bidaar and his former Colleague and some and ofcourse Boqor Buurmadow



Dr bidaar former chair person of Somaliland Societies Europe


Dahabshil Mr Ducaale

Wadani representative in the UK

Somaliland Foreign minister Maxammad Biixi Yonis

[Hawdian]

Good to see Rageh Omar, respect.

The conference will produce very little result but its good to see Landers optimistic. I believe in home-grown solutions. Perhaps the conference should have been in Hargeisa. There are so many Idoor with money. You have to focus on them and sell yourself hard to them. You have to convince them to invest including Amina Hirsi Moge in Kampala. She can develop the same apartments in Kampala in Hargeisa.

Once Isaac money is poured in, all wanna follow them there but the Gov makes hard for Isaac to even invest. It takes them so long just to approve stupid papers. They do not take the locals serious enough.

No point showing your futo to cadan men.