In the context of the tenth session of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, UNCTAD will hold a high-level dialogue devoted to the presentation and discussion of the Investment Policy Review of Lebanon.
The dialogue will be attended by high-level representatives of government and the private sector.
The programme will feature policy statements by high-level government officials, as well as a presentation by the UNCTAD secretariat of the investment policy review. Delegations and representatives of the private sector will be invited to comment on the report, which will be subject to a general and open discussion.
Opening statements
- Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD
- E. Mr. Salim Baddoura, Ambassador of Lebanon to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva.
- Nabil Itani, Chairman, Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL)
Investment policy review of Lebanon: Main findings and recommendations
- James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise
Government objectives, investment policy and plans
- Leila Sawaya El Khoury, Economic Advisor, IDAL
Comments and open floor discussion
- E. Mr. Farukh Amil, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva, Coordinator, Group of 77
- E. Mr. Alexandre Guido Lopes Parola, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Brazil to the Office of the World Trade Organization and other economic organizations at Geneva
- E. Mr. George C. Kasoulides, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva
- E. Mr. Alaa Youssef, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Egypt to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva
- E. Mr. Gian Lorenzo Cornado, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Italy to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva
- E. Mr. Omar Zniber, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Morocco to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva
- E. Mr. Abdulaziz Alwasil, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva
- Taoufik Djouama, Minister Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Algeria to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva, Coordinator of the Arab Group
- Marcel Vernooij, Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the World Trade Organization
- Sergey Ivanov, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva
- Representative, Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva
- Representative, Permanent Mission of France to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva
- Pierre Sauvé, Senior Trade Specialist, Representative Office in Geneva, World Bank/IFC
- Frank Van Rompaey, Head, United Nations Industrial Development Organization Office at Geneva
- Anton Said, Chief, Export Strategy, International Trade Centre
