GOVERNANCE – Change of leadership at ANIMA on the occasion of La Méditerranée du Futur
The ANIMA network will gather on 13 November an extraordinary Board of Directors associating all the current directors of the association, and those newly elected for the period 2019-2021.
PARTNERSHIP – THE NEXT SOCIETY Mediterranean clusters meet the ecosystem in Barcelona
26 cluster managers selected in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia will meet the Catalan ecosystem during the first Benchmarking Visit & Training of the programme THE NEXT SOCIETY organised by France Clusters and ACCIÓ, the Agency for Business Competitiveness, from the 19th to the 23rd of November 2018.
FDI – Morocco: 14th global destination in terms of jobs created by FDI
IBM’s Global Location Trends, which analyses the foreign investment contribution to job creation, confirms in its 2018 executive report the leading role of Morocco in Africa, and offers an interesting analysis of the dynamics of the “4th Industrial Revolution”.
CALL – Opening of the 4th call for applications for French clusters.
Delphine Gény-Stephann, Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance, has announced the publication of the the fourth phase of the call for applications addressed to French clusters.
CSR – 4 companies rewarded for their contribution to responsible investment in Tunisia
On 26 June 2018, ANIMA Investment Network, CONECT and MED 21 in partnership with APII, la CDC – Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations, FIPA, BIAT, and Bpifrance launched the 1st edition of the “Hannon Prize for the promotion of the co-development through responsible investment”.
PARTNERSHIP – ANIMA participates in the Hub Africa mission organised by AMP Metropole
ANIMA Investment Network, represented by Emmanuel Noutary, General Delegate, took part in the economic mission of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Métropole in Morocco from 2 to 4 May 2018, together with elected officials and representatives of the metropolis, Ville de Marseille and Marseille Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and a delegation of companies federated by the Africa Link network.
NETWORK – ANIMA and RIAFPI promote investment from the Mediterranean to Africa
The investment promotion and economic development agencies of the Euro-Mediterranean area and French-speaking countries, particularly in Africa, see their respective networks getting closer to share expertise and promote territories.
START-UP – THE NEXT SOCIETY Start-up Booster Track off to a great start in Milan
On 7-8 May in Milan, 21 entrepreneurs from Mediterranean countries, and 7 coaches gathered for some intense training on business modelling, IPR and investment readiness.