On October 9th, French Business Council – Georgia organized its “closed- gathering” dinner in “Marjanoff Express”. The event was attended by members of FBC board and various companies already joining FBC.
The gathering was dedicated for the occasion of appointment of Mr. Camille Marquette as the Director of FBC as a permanent staff. Mr. Marquette will be in charge of managing daily FBC according to already established programs for promotion of French-Georgian business relations in the country.
The official dinner was hosted by GWS – one of the members of FBC. “We are very pleased to host the event today and are ready to make our effort in development of FBC goals and projects in Georgia. As GWS we are contributing a lot in promotion of trade between France and Georgia and are really active on Georgian Market. -stated Mr. Cedric Retailleau, Vice-president of FBC and General Director of GWS.
Today 40 various French and Georgian companies are represented as members of FBC since its creation on February 14, 2008.
The official statement on appointment of new FBC director was stated by Mr. Gilbert Hie, President of the Council and CEO of Bank Republic, Societe Generale Group. “We have appointed a Director for FBC, who will be managing the projects planned by the Council to strengthen the ties between France and Georgia, to promote commercial relationships between these counties and to attract cross boarder investments. -” Mr. Hie commented.
French Business Council – Georgia (FBC) was launched on February 14, 2008, targeting to promote the open market system in Georgia and foster French-Georgian business relations in order to contribute substantially to the expansion, modernization and enhancement of Georgia’s international trade and investment. The decision for setting FBC-Georgia is a very good mixture and team work between the public and private sectors. It is the initiative of businessmen and companies established in Georgia to set up this private organization with concrete support of the public sector.
In 2008 FBC will be very active in the fields of agribusiness, tourism, health and foreign trade in general as well as in attracting French investors to invest in Georgia. One of the most important missions of the French Business Council is to assist small and medium-sized businesses to open the door to exports to the other country, which will be crucial for the Georgian economy in 2008.
FBC Director: Camille Marquette
Tel/Fax+995 32: 92 55 51
Address: 2, Grigol Abashidze Street, Tbilisi, Georgia, Bank Republic Building, 1st floor
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