Brunei To Be Involve In 14th MiniBizCon
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Delegates and traders from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines- East Asian Growth Area ,(BIMP-EAGA), as well as China and Singapore, are expected to attend the "14th Mindanao Business Conference (14th MinBizCon) to be held for two days from September 15 in Davao with aims of finding new niche markets and expanding their business networks.

Organisers said that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and other top political leaders of the host country would also join them in Mindanao on September 17 for the event.

They said that President Arroyo is going to give updates on the Mindanao Action Agenda (MAA), which was drafted at last year's MinBizCon.

The MAA cited the business community's call for a federal Philippines, solutions to the looming power crisis in Southern Mindanao, as well as the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

President Arroyo will arrive during activities on September 17.

The 14th MinBizCon is estimated to gather at least 500 businesspeople in Mindanao to focus on federalism towards improving the economy.

Mindanao Business Council (MBC) will also push for a tourism industry to be included as one of its priority areas for development. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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