Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has urged Mauritanian businessmen and investors living abroad to invest in their home country. He made the call during the opening of the first edition of the Mauritanian Diaspora Forum in Nouakchott. The President emphasized the importance of their role in creating jobs, transferring technology, and supporting local development. He encouraged them to be a "force for construction and a driving force for progress".
President El Ghazouani stressed that Mauritanians abroad are expected to contribute to the country's development and progress. He added that the country's diaspora community has a crucial role to play in preserving national unity and enhancing the country's position. The President also invited Mauritanian professionals abroad to participate in developing the country's institutions, promoting scientific research, and innovation.
The President instructed participants at the forum to propose solutions to ease the lives of Mauritanian expatriates and strengthen their ties with their home country. He emphasized the need to establish new mechanisms to promote and guarantee investments, facilitating financial transfers and commercial transactions between Mauritanians abroad and their home country.
The organization of the forum aims to take the relationship between the state and its citizens abroad to a more organized and effective level. This level is based on continuous consultation, preservation of rights, facilitation of services, mobilization of skills, and expansion of opportunities for participation in national development.
President El Ghazouani's call to Mauritanian businessmen and investors abroad is part of his efforts to boost economic development in the country. He has been working to create a favorable business environment and encourage investment in various sectors.
The Mauritanian diaspora community is considered a significant resource for the country's development. Many Mauritanian professionals and entrepreneurs abroad have expressed their willingness to contribute to the country's progress. The forum provides a platform for them to engage with the government and explore opportunities for investment and collaboration.
The first edition of the Mauritanian Diaspora Forum brought together hundreds of Mauritanian expatriates and officials to discuss ways to strengthen ties between the diaspora community and their home country. The forum is expected to lead to concrete outcomes and recommendations that will be implemented to promote the involvement of Mauritanians abroad in the country's development.
Key points
- President El Ghazouani urges Mauritanian businessmen and investors abroad to invest in the country.
- The Mauritanian diaspora community is expected to contribute to the country's development and progress.
- The forum aims to take the relationship between the state and its citizens abroad to a more organized and effective level.
