Opportunity Deepens Ties Between the United States and North Africa

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WASHINGTON, April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday April 15 the Aspen Institute hosted a meeting for high level members of the US private sector and North Africa Economic and Finance Ministers to highlight the importance of investment in North Africa and discuss a public-private partnership announced by the US Department of State in 2010, the North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (PNB-NAPEO). Participants included Economic and Finance Ministers from the countries of North Africa, executives from major American companies and senior leadership from educational organizations. This meeting is one of many that are planned to advance US business and people-to-people engagement in the region while fostering inter-regional cooperation, developing economic opportunities, and cultivating networking platforms for entrepreneurial leaders throughout the Maghreb.

PNB-NAPEO is a public - private partnership that exists to better link young entrepreneurs and business leaders in the United States and the Maghreb. PNB-NAPEO is the North Africa regional component of Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), an alliance that fosters public- private partnerships committed to broadening and deepening engagement between the United States and local communities abroad. These initiatives were founded in support of President Obama's vision for a New Beginning based on mutual interest and respect through efforts to advance economic opportunity, science & technology, education, and exchange.

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Opportunity Deepens Ties Between the United States and North Africa

"The PNB-North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity will serve as an important platform to translate goals into action in the Maghreb. Our objective is to build a network where people-to-pe...

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