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<strong>AIM 2011 was inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended by 9 foreign ministers & 1 president, including ASEAN & GCC investment & banking establishment and 80 participating countries. </strong>AIM 2011 was a resounding success with a substantial number <strong>of MoUs (10 on the spot valued over USD 10Bn and more after)</strong> signed between participating countries and investors from all over the world and had been flagged as the most successful FDI-focused event catering to emerging markets. <strong></strong> <a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/aim2011_in_brief.php" target="_blank">read more... </a></p></td>
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The 2<sup>nd</sup> edition of AIM will “<strong>highlight financing options and emphasize trading possibilities in frontier and emerging markets with a strong focus on high growth sectors</strong>”. The event’s core objective is to provide public / private sector participants with an exclusive environment to draft MoUs, sign PPP & PFI agreements as well as exchange points of view on the importance of multilateral trade agreements, economic governance and strategic cooperation.<strong> </strong> <a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/welcome_to_aim_congress.php" target="_blank">read more... </a></p></td>
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<li><strong><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/conference.php" target="_blank">A Thought Leadership Conference</a></strong></li>
<li><strong> <a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/ministerial_networking_roundtable.php" target="_blank">A Ministerial Networking Roundtable </a></strong></li>
<li><strong> <a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/exhibition.php" target="_blank">An Exhibition for Project Showcase</a></strong></li>
<li><strong> <a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/country_presentations.php" target="_blank">Country Presentation for IPAs & private entrepreneurs to entice investors </a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/b2b_meeting.php" target="_blank"> Pre-Arranged B2B & B2G Meetings </a></strong></li>
<li><strong> <a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/investors_site_visits.php" target="_blank">Investor’s Site Visit for a realistic outlook of ongoing investable projects </a></strong></li>
<li><strong> <a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/networking_functions.php" target="_blank">Prestigious Networking Functions</a></strong></li>
<li><strong> Award Ceremony for Best Investors & Projects... </strong></li>
<li><strong> MoU Announcements </strong></li>
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<td><p>Financing Possibilities in Emerging & Frontier Markets </p></td>
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<td><p>April 30th (pre-event day), May 1, 2, 3, 2012 </p></td>
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<td><p>USD 10 billion in MoUs signed since May 2011 </p></td>
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<td><p>from USD 1 million</p></td>
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<td><p>Over 5000 </p></td>
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<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/conference.php" target="_blank"><strong>Conference key topics</strong>:</a> Trade Cooperation & FDI, Global Investment Policies, Sovereign Risk Management, Public Finance, Emerging Markets Investments, Mature markets growth strategies, Eurozone impact on emerging markets FDI flows and economies, Investment policies... </li>
<li> <strong><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/country_presentations.php" target="_blank">Country Presentations key countries</a></strong><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/country_presentations.php">:</a> China, South Africa, KSA, Kuwait, Poland, Turkey, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Czech Republic, Sweden, Romania, Russia, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia… </li>
<li> <strong><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/workshops.php" target="_blank">Workshop topics</a></strong><a href="http://aimcongress.com/workshops.php">:</a> Investment promotion 101, Islamic Finance, Trade Promotion & Agreement Negotiation, Country & City Branding, PPP... </li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/ministerial_networking_roundtable.php" target="_blank"><strong>Ministerial Networking Roundtable</strong>:</a> Economic Governance, Global Trade & Investment Policies, Economic Cooperation...</li>
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<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><strong>Investors side</strong>: global sovereign wealth funds, investment banking institutions, private investors, high net worth families, private equities...</li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><strong>Intermediaries</strong>: law firms, consultancies... </li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><strong>Project promotion side</strong>: cross industry private sectors CEO, IPAs, Cities, Countries, Government departments...</li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><strong>Official delegations</strong>: presidents, ministers, mayors, ambassadors, head of business councils...</li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><strong>International institutions</strong>: Investment promotion associations, trade & development bodies, public and private funding organizations...
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<li><strong>Ratio between project promoters vs</strong>. investors: 3 to 1 </li>
<li><strong>Ratio for private sector vs</strong>. public sector attendance: 2 to 1</li>
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<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/speakers.php" target="_blank"><strong>become a speaker @ AIM Conference </strong></a><strong></strong></li>
<li> <strong><a href="http://aimcongress.com/docs/aim2012_contract.pdf" target="_blank">showcase your project @ AIM Exhibition </a></strong></li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/country_presentations.php" target="_blank"><strong>present your country potential @ AIM Country Presentation</strong></a><strong> </strong></li>
<li> <strong><a href="http://aimcongress.com/docs/aim2012_sponsorshipcontract.pdf" target="_blank">become an event partner</a></strong></li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/press_&_media_registration.php" target="_blank"><strong>join in as a media reporter</strong></a><strong> </strong></li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/b2b_meeting_form.php" target="_blank"><strong>schedule your B2B Meeting </strong></a><strong></strong></li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><a href="http://aimcongress.com/docs/aim2012_sppdelegates.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>register as a delegate</strong></a><strong> </strong></li>
<li><span dir="LTR"> </span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=98824105&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro" target="_blank"><strong>join us in AIM social media sphere</strong></a><strong> </strong></li>
<li> <strong><a href="http://www.aimcongress.com/investors_pick.php" target="_blank">follow our Investors’ Pick of the Week</a></strong></li>
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