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The Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition returns to Paramaribo on 23โ€“26 June 2026, bringing together government leaders, operators, investors, engineers, service providers, and regional stakeholders across the energy value chain. Hosted by Staatsolie under the theme โ€œUnlocking Energy, Empowering Nations,โ€ SEOGS 2026 will spotlight offshore exploration, investment opportunities, technology, local content, and sustainable energy development in the Guyanaโ€“Suriname Basin. ๐Ÿ“ Roeliโ€™s Event Venue, Paramaribo ๐Ÿ“… 23โ€“26 June 2026 ๐Ÿ”— suriname-energy.com #SEOGS2026 #SurinameEnergy #OilAndGas #EnergyTransition #OffshoreEnergy #GuyanaSurinameBasin
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Introduction speech by Mr. Mohammed Yousef Mulla Yaqoub Assistantโ€จDirector General for Business Development. @TBYupdates #InvestKuwait
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ู†ูˆุงุตู„ ููŠ ุจูŠุช ุงู„ุชู…ูˆูŠู„ ุงู„ูƒูˆูŠุชูŠ ุฏุนู… ุฑุคูŠุฉ ุงู„ูƒูˆูŠุช 2035 ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ุงู„ู…ุณุงู‡ู…ุฉ ููŠ ุชุทูˆูŠุฑ ุจูŠุฆุฉ ุงุณุชุซู…ุงุฑูŠุฉ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ุชู†ุงูุณูŠุฉ ูˆุงุณุชุฏุงู…ุฉุŒ ุจู…ุง ูŠุฏุนู… ุงู„ู†ู…ูˆ ูˆุงู„ุงุจุชูƒุงุฑุŒ ูˆุฐู„ูƒ ุนุจุฑ ุงู„ู…ุดุงุฑูƒุฉ ููŠ ู…ู„ุชู‚ู‰ ุงุณุชูƒุดุงู ุขูุงู‚ ูˆูุฑุต ุงู„ุณูˆู‚ ุงู„ูƒูˆูŠุชูŠ ุจุงู„ุชุนุงูˆู† ู…ุน ู‡ูŠุฆุฉ ุชุดุฌูŠุน ุงู„ุงุณุชุซู…ุงุฑ ุงู„ู…ุจุงุดุฑ ูˆู…ุฌู„ุฉ The Business YearุŒ ุชุฃูƒูŠุฏุงู‹ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุชุฒุงู…ู†ุง ุจุชุนุฒูŠุฒ ุงู„ุชู†ู…ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุงู‚ุชุตุงุฏูŠุฉ ูˆุชุฑุณูŠุฎ ู…ูƒุงู†ุฉ ุงู„ูƒูˆูŠุช ูƒู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุฌุงุฐุจ ู„ู„ุงุณุชุซู…ุงุฑ.
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The Lighting Innovation Modern Buildings Summit will take place on 23 June 2026 in Muscat, Oman. The event will focus on the evolving role of lighting, smart technologies, and sustainable construction in shaping modern buildings and urban environments. As expectations around energy efficiency, digital integration, occupant wellbeing, and long-term asset performance continue to grow, these considerations are becoming increasingly important across the built environment sector. The summit programme will feature presentations, panel discussions, and industry case studies covering key topics such as architectural and outdoor lighting, smart building systems, sustainable infrastructure, urban development, and emerging technologies influencing the future of design, construction, and facility operations. For more information, visit: Lighting Innovation Summit: lightinginnovationsummit.comโ€ฆ Modern Buildings Summit: modernbuildingssummit.com/muโ€ฆ #LightingInnovation #ModernBuildings #SmartBuildings #SustainableInfrastructure #BuiltEnvironment
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๐Ÿšข๐ŸŒŽ The future of Latin Americaโ€™s port industry will be defined in Guatemala. #AAPALATAM2026 will bring together key leaders from the maritime-port and logistics sectors to discuss the topics driving regional transformation. ๐Ÿ“… Dec. 1โ€“4, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Guatemala ๐Ÿ”— aapalatam.org/congreso
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TBY talks to Taha Bouqdib, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of V3 Gourmet, about Bacha Coffeeโ€™s expansion into Saudi Arabia, the evolution of luxury consumer culture under Vision 2030, and the Kingdomโ€™s emergence as one of the brandโ€™s most strategically important global markets. thebusinessyear.org/intervieโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ”ง๐ŸŒ AIMCT Angola 2026 is coming to Luanda! Join 300 industry professionals, 30 international speakers, and 30 exhibitors at the 14th global edition of the Asset Integrity, Maintenance, Corrosion & Turnaround Conference. Explore the latest strategies in asset integrity, predictive maintenance, corrosion management, turnaround optimization, and digital transformation for the energy sector. ๐Ÿ“… 14 July 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Hotel de Convenรงรตes de Talatona (HCTA), Luanda, Angola ๐Ÿ”— Register: cogentsolutions.ae/events/upโ€ฆ #AIMCTAngola2026 #AssetIntegrity #Maintenance #CorrosionManagement #ReliabilityEngineering #PredictiveMaintenance #TurnaroundManagement #EnergyIndustry #Offshore #DigitalTransformation #Angola #OilAndGas #IndustrialInnovation
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๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ.๐Ÿ“ฐ Thatโ€™s exactly where ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ comes in. Weโ€™re delighted to welcome @TBYupdates as a Media Partner for the ๐†๐๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ โ€“ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐จ, bringing valuable global business intelligence and economic perspectives to a platform focused on investment, development, and strategic growth across the region.๐ŸŒ The Business Year is a global media group that has been delivering first-hand insights into some of the worldโ€™s most dynamic markets for over a decade, supporting investors, businesses, and governments with informed and credible market coverage. Through hundreds of interviews conducted each week with leading decision-makers across the Middle East, Latin America, Central and Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe, the platform provides in-depth perspectives on economic trends, investment climates, and emerging opportunities worldwide.๐Ÿ“ˆ Its content is distributed through printed reports and a wide range of digital platforms, offering valuable access to executive insights, industry analysis, and regional business developments shaping global markets today. By bringing this perspective into the conversation, The Business Year adds meaningful depth to discussions surrounding investment opportunities, economic transformation, and Moroccoโ€™s growing position within the global investment landscape.๐Ÿจ ๐Ÿ“… ๐Ÿ— ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ“ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐‘๐š๐›๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐Š๐š๐ฌ๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ก๐ซ, ๐‘๐š๐›๐š๐ญ, ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐Ÿ”— ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: tinyurl.com/48j8z5zb ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ข๐‘ ? ๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ @๐ ๐›๐›๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ #gbbventure #thebusinessyear #gbbinvestmentsummit #gismorocco #investment #businessnews #economicgrowth #realestateinvestment #morocco #northafrica #globalmarkets #marketinsights #businessleaders #investmentopportunities #b2bevents #facetofacemeetings
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USQBC Doha is proud to be featured in The Business Year Qatar 2026 As an official research partner, we are pleased to support dialogue, strengthen business ties, and showcase Qatarโ€™s economic opportunities Read our feature books.thebusinessyear.org/boโ€ฆ #USQBCDoha#TheBusinessYear2026
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๐Ÿš€ Innovation is shaping the future of Africa! Join the Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS), West Africaโ€™s leading innovation conference, where policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, startups, and technology leaders come together to drive digital transformation and economic growth. Explore emerging technologies, gain insights from industry experts, connect with innovators, and discover solutions shaping a sustainable, innovation-led future. ๐Ÿ”— Register now: innovationsummit.ng/registraโ€ฆ #NIS2026 #NigeriaInnovationSummit #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #Technology #Startups #AfricaInnovation #FutureOfWork #Entrepreneurship #EconomicGrowth
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Proud to announce our media partnership with the upcoming โ€” Africaโ€™s premier infrastructure investment & strategic networking summit. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Under the theme โ€œMobilising Capital: Accelerating Africaโ€™s Infrastructure Pipeline,โ€ the event will convene investors, policymakers, DFIs, project developers, and industry leaders shaping the future of infrastructure across Africa. ๐Ÿ“ Lagos, Nigeria ๐Ÿค 150 high-level delegates โšก Energy | Transport | Digital | Water | Urban Infrastructure Weโ€™re excited to support the conversations, partnerships, and investment opportunities driving Africaโ€™s next infrastructure decade. ๐Ÿ”— Register & learn more: The African Catalyst โ€“ InfraConnect 4.0 #InfraConnect40 #Infrastructure #Africa #Investment #Energy #UrbanDevelopment #DigitalInfrastructure #MediaPartner
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Weโ€™re proud to partner with @Invest Africa Ltd for The Africa Debate 2026 โ€“ the UKโ€™s leading Africa-focused investment summit. Returning to Londonโ€™s iconic Guildhall on 3 June 2026, the forum will convene 800 senior leaders from over 50 countries for a day of high-level dialogue, strategic networking and fresh insight into Africaโ€™s trade, investment and economic transformation. Now in its 12th year, The Africa Debate brings together policymakers, investors and business leaders to forge partnerships and shape the continentโ€™s next phase of growth. Join us in London. 3 June 2026 | Guildhall, London Register now: theafricadebate.com/london Learn more: events.investafrica.com/evenโ€ฆ #TheAfricaDebate #TheAfricaDebate2026 #InvestAfrica
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โšก The Business Year is excited to be a Media Partner for . From renewable energy and smart grids to sustainable infrastructure and power generation, MEGAWATT Africa 2026 will unite leading energy stakeholders from across Africa and international markets. Held from 7โ€“9 July 2026 in Accra, the event offers a powerful platform for networking, investment discussions, and business expansion into Africaโ€™s fast-growing energy sector. ๐Ÿ“ The Palms Convention Center, Accra ๐Ÿ”— Learn more: MEGAWATT Africa 2026 #MegawattAfrica #Energy #RenewableEnergy #PowerGeneration #AfricaEnergy #Infrastructure #TheBusinessYear #Sustainability #WestAfrica
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๐Ÿ—๏ธ The Business Year is proud to partner with as an official Media Partner. ABS Ghana 2026 is set to become one of Africaโ€™s leading B2B platforms for construction technology, infrastructure, and building materials, connecting global industry leaders with opportunities across West Africa. The exhibition will showcase the latest innovations in smart buildings, sustainable infrastructure, heavy equipment, renewable energy integration, and construction technology. ๐Ÿ“… 7โ€“9 July 2026 ๐Ÿ“ The Palms Convention Center ๐Ÿ”— Register here: ABS Ghana 2026 Registration #ABSGhana2026 #Construction #Infrastructure #AfricaBuildShow #SmartBuildings #TheBusinessYear #WestAfrica #ConstructionTech #Ghana
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๐ŸŒ The Business Year is proud to support the upcoming as a Media Partner. Taking place on 7โ€“9 July 2026 in Accra, GITW 2026 will bring together investors, policymakers, business leaders, startups, and innovators to unlock new trade and investment opportunities across Africa. With high-level networking, B2B matchmaking, investment forums, and strategic partnerships, the event serves as a key gateway to West Africaโ€™s growing markets. ๐Ÿ“ The Palms Convention Center, Accra ๐Ÿ”— Register now: GITW 2026 #GITW2026 #Ghana #Investment #Trade #AfricaBusiness #TheBusinessYear #WestAfrica #B2B #Innovation #Infrastructure
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TBY talks to Nora Albakr, Deputy Governor for Financial Innovation at SAMA, about Saudi Arabiaโ€™s four-phase financial transformation, the evolution of the regulatory sandbox model, and the Kingdomโ€™s ambitions to become a leading global fintech hub under Vision 2030. thebusinessyear.org/intervieโ€ฆ
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TBY talks to Kamel Ghribi, Chairman of Gruppo GKSD, about the groupโ€™s integrated approach to healthcare development in Saudi Arabia, the role of public-private partnerships in advancing Vision 2030, and GKSDโ€™s ambition to build world-class healthcare ecosystems across the Middle East. thebusinessyear.org/intervieโ€ฆ
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Agradecemos a @TBYupdatespor la invitaciรณn a Mexico 2026: The Business Behind the Game. Desde BIVA compartimos cรณmo la visibilidad del Mundial puede traducirse en inversiรณn, infraestructura y crecimiento sostenible para Mรฉxico. #BIVA #TheBusinessYear #FIFAWorldCup202
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The future of manufacturing is being shaped NOW. The 33rd Edition of the SOUTH AFRICA MANUFACTURING SHOW is bringing together 150 C-Level Executives, Directors & Technology Leaders to explore the impact of #AI, #Web3, #IoT, #CyberSecurity & other 4IR technologies driving digital transformation across South Africaโ€™s manufacturing sector. This exclusive, invite-only summit is part of a global event series hosted across 10 cities worldwide โ€” designed to spark innovation, improve operational efficiency, and accelerate digital culture in manufacturing. ๐Ÿ“ South Africa ๐Ÿ“… 33rd Edition โ€“ South Africa Manufacturing Show Learn more & register: South Africa Manufacturing Show
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South Africaโ€™s BFSI sector is rapidly evolving in the age of digital transformation. The 36th Edition BFSI Innovation & Technology Summit South Africa will bring together 200 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs & technology leaders under the theme: โ€œRecalibrating South Africaโ€™s Financial Edge.โ€ From #DigitalBanking and #FinTech to #CyberSecurity, data privacy & financial inclusivity โ€” this exclusive summit will explore the strategies shaping the future of banking and financial services in South Africa. ๐Ÿ“… 10 June 2026 ๐Ÿ“ South Africa Learn more: BFSI Innovation & Technology Summit South Africa #BFSI #Banking #FinancialServices #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #SouthAfrica #FinTech #CyberSecurity
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