Business Matching A Success, Says Datin Hajah Eda

Bandar Seri Begawan – The President of the Brunei Women’s Council, Datin Hajah Eda, has noted that a three-day business matching session held in conjunction with the WLN have been very successful in drawing participants from the APEC economies.

Datin Hajah Eda disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the APEC WLN 2000 meeting this morning.

According to Datin Hajah Eda, the positive responses signaled the tremendous opportunities for Business Corporation and strategic alliance within the APEC economies.

The maintenance of the WLN mission, monitoring of the implementation of its plan of action as well as the advisory roles in future WLN organizing committees and relevant bodies in APEC will ensure that there is continuity and follow actions between the WLN Forums.

Issues covered over the three days, included discussions of maximizing the human resources to empower women in business to be knowledgeable in E-business to financing SMEs and to reach out to the borderless global market.

Datin Hajah Eda also handed over the APEC WLN chairmanship to the representative of the People’s Republic of China, Ms. Zang Chin.

China would be the host of the APEC WLN meeting next year.

The ceremony also saw the launching of the Women Business Council of Brunei.

Meanwhile the APEC WLN Meeting came to a close with several recommendations for the APEC leaders and ministers.

The meeting ended this morning at the International Convention Centre.

The WLN recommends that APEC leaders reveal their membership of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) so that women’s participation is increased.

It also proposed that each economy tries to ensure that of its three APEC members as least one is a woman.

Among other recommendations made to the APEC ministers included an approach that all women and in particular indigenous races are from rural areas and women most at risk have equal access to education and opportunities for skill development.

Adapted from Radio Television Brunei