Date:
15 Sep 2010 -
15 Sep 2010
Geography:
United Kingdom
Country: England
City: London
Organiser: UKTI
Contact name: Christian Syme
Email: christian.syme@scotent.co.uk
Telephone: 00 33 1 40 73 81 88
Collectively, the International Aid and Donor Agencies spend approximately US$60 billion per year in purchasing goods and services from the private sector to assist with their work in developing countries. This presents vast opportunities for British companies however firms may be confused as to how to start doing business with these organisations, this is where UK Trade & Investment can help.
UKTI have a network of ‘Liaison Officers’ based in the British Embassies/Consulates whereby International Aid/Donor Agency HQ are based. The network covers the UN Headquarters in New York, Geneva, Rome, Copenhagen, Nairobi and Vienna. In addition to this we also have Liaison Officers in Washington D.C. (World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank), Manila (Asian Development Bank), Tunis (African Development Bank), Barbados (Caribbean Development Bank) and Brussels for European Commission Aid to developing countries (i.e. outside of EU membership).
Liaison Officers can offer a wealth of knowledge on the opportunities available with each of their respective Agencies, and can also facilitate an introduction to key personnel responsible for procurement (it can be extremely difficult to make contact with personnel in these Agencies unless they know you personally). In addition to this they can provide up to date copies of project documents, advice on how to approach doing business with the organisations, attend bid-openings and set up programmes of meetings.
In addition to London the network of Liaison Officers will be touring the following locations,
There will be three events (all with the same programme) to present the opportunities available to UK companies and explain how to approach doing business with these organisations. There will also be an opportunity to participate in one-to-one meetings after each workshop (pre-bookable through the event organiser ). These events will provide an excellent introduction to those who are looking at this market for the first time, and will also be useful for those already providing or looking at this market but are unaware of how UK Trade & Investment can assist.
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