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Session C
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The U.S. Department of Commerce
and
World Trade Center Of New Orleans
present

“Banking On Development”

A Conference on Providing Solutions and Creating Opportunities 
for U.S. Companies at the Multilateral Development Banks

Thursday, March 30, 2006

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.)
World Trade Center of New Orleans
The Plimsoll Club

As another step in the the New Orleans area’s economic recovery, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the World Trade Center will host a one-day major conference at the WTC on March 30, 2006 on business opportunities for U.S. companies with five large multilateral development banks. The "Banking On Development" conference will highlight the activities of the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In order to improve the living standards of their developing member countries, these financial institutions extend a combined total of $40 - $50 billion annually in loans, grants, and investments to the public and private sectors for economic and social development.

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Afternoon Sessions:

Conference Co-Sponsors

In Cooperation With
 
Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center
Bankers Association for Finance and Trade
(An Affiliate of the American Bankers Association)
Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs
Consular Corps of New Orleans
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
International Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of New Orleans
International Trade Council/Red River Region
Le Centre International de Lafayette
Louisiana District Export Council
Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC
Louisiana Tax Free Shopping
Louisiana Technology Council
Loyola College of Business Administration
National Association of Manufacturers
National Foreign Trade Council
Propeller Club, Port of New Orleans
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
World Affairs Council of New Orleans
World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans

Registration Fee: $125 (includes Continental breakfast, lunch, all conference materials, and closing jazz reception)

Registration and prepayment are
required by March 29, 10:00 a.m.

(cancellation notice required by March 29, 10:00 a.m.)

If you are a WTC member, the registration fee can be charged to your account number noted on the registration form. 

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