Local government Bonaire and Central government on trade mission “Europe meets the Americas”

May 5th up to and including May 8th on Aruba

From May 5th up to and including May 8th , 2013, the trade mission "Europe meets the Americas" is held on Aruba. The Aruban government and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs were in charge of the organization of this event is. The trade mission aims to jointly seize opportunities in the rapidly growing markets of Latin America.

From the Caribbean Netherlands a delegation of Bonaire, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Belastingdienst CN (Tax Office) and the office of the Kingdom Representative is present. The head of mission from Bonaire, commissioner El Hage, is accompanied by the Chamber of Commerce, TCB, Bonaire Business&Employers Association (BBE) and various Bonairian companies.

At the conference a large number of entrepreneurs and investors are present from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela and the Kingdom of The Netherlands. Themes are sustainable technologies (energy, mining, agriculture, infrastructure and transport) logistics and infrastructure (storage, distribution, processing, ports, airports), tourism (training), financial services and business support, water (works) and retail.

The economic mission started on May 5th with a conference of regional ambassadors. On May 6th a business conference takes place. This conference deals extensively with the trade possibilities from the Kingdom and Aruba. On May 7th and 8th matchmaking appointments are scheduled for the participants. You can register via the website eumeetsamericas.com.