Minister Mustapa To Lead Malaysian Delegation To WEF

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian delegation to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting will be led by International Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister, Mustapa Mohamed. The event will be held Jan 17-20 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. Miti, in a statement Monday, said Mustapa is scheduled for bilateral and business meetings with his counterparts and several multinational companies to exchange views on the latest developments in trade and investment. "He will be hosting a business luncheon with about 80 top international corporate executives interested in expanding their business and investments in Malaysia," it said. Mustapa will also be chairing a roundtable meeting with investors from industries such as machinery and engineering, pharmaceuticals, as well as banking and financial services in Zurich. Also joining the delegation are seven local companies, who are also members of the WEF, namely CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, Air Asia Bhd, Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd and YTL Corporation Bhd. The 2017 WEF, themed, "Responsive and Responsible Leadership", is expected to attract more than 2,500 participants, including 300 heads of state or government, government representatives and 1,500 global corporate leaders. The WEF is an independent international organisation established in 1971 for public-private cooperation to help improve the global economic conditions. -- BERNAMA