The year is now in full swing, with an array of business
opportunities in the UAE and in the region for our business
community, as highlighted by our guest speakers from the French
Trade missions based in the neighboring countries during their
presentations (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran…) these past two months.
March has been declared “Construction Month” at the FBC (although it
is probably “construction month” all year round here in Dubai!), and
will offer you the opportunity to learn more about how an impressive
landmark such as “Burj Dubai”, supposedly the highest tower in the
world, comes out of the ground, and how a foreign company gets
awarded a project like this one. Site visits of new projects have
also been planned.
Finally, I am very happy to announce that the FBC 2006 Annual Gala
Dinner will take place on Wednesday 17th May, in the Al Yasat Grand
Ballroom, at the Al Murooj Rotana Hotel. Last year’s elegant gala
evening was a success, with 320 guests in the beautiful surroundings
of the Madinat Jumeirah and a captivating show from France.
This Gala dinner is a unique opportunity offered to companies to
reward their clients, partners and collaborators, by sharing with
them a refined and elegant “French Touch” evening. More information
will follow, but please book this date in you diary now if you want
to be part of this prestigious event.
I wish you an exciting month of March.
Marie-Christine Amestoy, Director
Agenda
Tuesday 7th March
FBC MONTHLY GET TOGETHER -The FBC informal monthly meeting gathers people
who want to network, meet new contacts and exchange information on
one’s experience in the region. New
Formula:Beverage Voucher (AED 30) will be
available from the FBC Team. The voucher will entitles you to a
glass of wine (special selection) or 2 non-alcoholic
drinks
Venue: Cin Cin - The Fairmont Hotel
Time: 7 pm onwards
Sunday 12th March
Cocktail in the
Gardens - Official Launch of the 2006 FBC Directory Open doors at the FBC Office on the occasion of the
official launch of the 2006 FBC directory. Members are cordially
invited to collect their copies and “toast” the release of this
new edition .
Venue : FBC
Timings : 18h30-20h30
Cost : Courtesy of the FBC
March
MAJOR PROJECTS'S DAY - Breakfast CONFERENCE
Burj Dubai : story of
a major project Mr Patrice Daens, General Manager of Besix and Mr Yvan
Bruninkx, “ Burj Dubai” Besix project Manager will take the
opportunity of this conference to present the various aspects of
the prestigious ‘ Burj Dubai “ project . In addition to this
presentation, our guest speaker will take the benefit of the
experience of Besix Group in the region for now more than 30
years, to keep you updated on business opportunities offered to
French Companies in the "healthy” construction sector .
Venue: The Fairmont Hotel - Timings: 8.30
am -10.30am
Language: English
Cost: members: AED 60 Non Members: AED 90
This conference will be followed in the month by a site visit of
another Major project : Oldtown Dubai and Downtown Dubai.
Date, Venue & Timings: To
be confirmed
Monday 27th March
EMPLOYMENT FORUM -
Organised by the FBC’s employment service, this forum
will give candidates, an excellent opportunity to be informed by
recruiting Companies of the employement’ s market in Dubai in
various sectors of activities( luxury, education, finances,
insurance, farm produce industrie…). After those presentations,
round-table will be organised beetween candidates and potential
recruting Companies.
Venue : Auditorium Alliance Francaise
Timings :
11h00-14h00
Langage : french
Cost : Free of
charge
Upcoming
events dates for your calendar...
PLEASE NOTE that the FBC Get
together of April will be postponed to Tuesday 11th of April
due to an exceptional Event taking place on Tuesday the 4th
of April .
1st - 2nd April
Trade Mission Total - Coastal Management The FBC welcomes a
trade delegation of 7 Companies in the maritime sector, and
organizes a comprehensive program of site visits and
information sessions with Key decisions-makers in Dubai and
Ras Al Khaimah.The aim of this mission led by Philippe
Desriac and Guy Sallavuard, Managers of Total Regional
Development Programs ( portage) is to identify opportunities
for French Companies in this activity sector and to promote
French Expertise, expecially in coastal management, in the
UAE.
Tuesday 4th
April
Diner-Conference “Counterfeiting” with Christine Lagarde,
French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade. The FBC organises a
Working Dinner on the occasion of the visit to Dubai of Mrs
Christine Lagarde, the French Minister Delegate for Foreign
Trade, with the participation of the French VIP officials
and delegation. FBC Members concerned by “Counterfeiting”
and “Industrial property” problems will be invited to this
special evening.
(INVITE ONLY Venue & Timings: To be confirmed - Cost: To be
confirmed - Language: French)
Sunday, 29th
April
Breakfast Conference - COFACE David Venediger,
COFACE Senior Development Manager for Africa, Middle-East
and Eastern Mediterranean will talk about the range of
activities offered by COFACE in the UAE, as well as the
benefits COFACE can provide to small and international
companies.
(Venue: Fairmont hotel - Timings: 8.30 am -10.30am -
Language: English
Cost : members: AED 60 Non Members: AED 90)
Wednesday, 17th
May
FBC Gala dinner Venue : Rotana Al
Murrooj Keep this evening on your Diary…….
Event
Sponsorship Opportunities
FBC GALA DINNER 2006
Date: 17 May 2006
Time: 8.00 PM
Venue: Al Yasat Grand Ballroom, Al Murooj Rotana Hotel and
Suites, Dubai
The FBC is
organizing its 2006 annual Gala Dinner at the AL MUROOJ
ROTANA HOTEL DUBAI, in the Al Yasat Grand Ballroom, on 17th
May 2006. This Gala dinner is a unique opportunity offered
to companies to reward their clients, partners and
collaborators, by sharing with them a refined and elegant
“French Touch” evening.
In order to deliver the expected touch of French
sophistication and glitter for a memorable evening, we are
looking for Partners among the French Business Council
members, who would be interested in becoming a Sponsor of
the evening.
If your company wants to take an active part in this
prestigious event, and benefit from optimum exposure among a
prominent business community, please contact Marie-Christine
Amestoy on 050 552 5766 or email:
mc.amestoy@fbcdubai.com.
A sponsorship pack with the various sponsorship
opportunities will be sent to you.
Since its
creation, the Recruitment service has grown every year,
placing more and more French and French-speaking
candidates in companies already established in the UAE
or in the process of setting up locally.
A year ago, the FBC service became the Consular Section
of Employment, and gained further professionalism.
Targets have been exceeded with a total of 115 job
offers handled in the last calendar year, and more than
40 job seekers placed. The growing success of the
recruitment service reflects the confidence that FBC
members and non-members place in the recruitment
service, and looks promising for the future.
This month in our Employment Service: 31 job offers - 62 new applications
The
growing expectations of the companies as well as an
increased demand for the service, both from companies
and candidates, mean that the existing structure will
have to be reinforced in the near future, in order to
continue delivering professional consulting to your
company. Therefore, as of 1stApril 2006, the following
terms will be implemented, in order to sustain the
development of the recruitment service :
Small
Companies (<5 people ): free of charge
FBC
Members: AED 1000
(upon completion of the recruitment mission)
Non-FBC
Members: AED 2000
(upon receipt of mission)
We thank
you for your understanding, and look forward to handling
your recruitment needs in the coming months!
Should you require any further information, please
contact:
Soizic HOURDIN
Consular Section for Employment
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 8.00 AM to 1.00
PM
+971 4 337 2590 -
employment@fbcdubai.com
FBC.MAG Editorial Calendar
No 21- Large Projects
Publishing date: Coming soon
No 22-Special IT
1st quarter 2006
FBC DIRECTORY
2006
The 2006 edition will be launched during a Cocktail
in the FBC “gardens’ on Sunday the 12th of March.
Members are cordially invited to collect their copies on
this occasion.
On
the 7th February, after a break of almost two months,
the first networking opportunity of the year was a sucess. Around
100 members and friends of the FBC gathered together in a very
relaxed and friendly athmosphere at the Cin Cin,
the stylish new wine bar at The Fairmont Dubai.
....
LUNCH IN
PRESENCE OF MR. DE LAJUGIE, Economic Counselor for the
Middle East
More
than 50 people attended this lunch Conference held on the 12th
February with our guest speaker, Mr. de Lajugie. Mr. de Lajugie,
gave a review of the current economic and financial situation of the
region. He highlighted the specific positioning of The United
States, Europe and France in the countries of the Middle East,
pointing out the economic orientations for each of them. He opened
then up the debate on the forthcoming developments and the strategic
opportunities to be grasped by French Companies. The main points of the presentation given by Mr de Lajugie will
be published in the coming “la lettre du Moyen Orient“- (Mars 2006)
available on
www.missioneco.org/emirats
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BREAKFAST
SEMINAR "REGIONAL OUTLOOK" - CYCLE IRAN
This event was held on
the 26th February. After an introduction by Mr. De Lajugie,
Head of the economic services for the Middle-East, Mr. Michel
Lallemand, Head of the French trade mission in Iran, gave the
audience a clear and exhaustive presentation on Iran’ s
macroeconomics’ data, current infrastructure and perspectives in all
sectors of activities for Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) as well
as for Larger Companies.
To view Mr Lallemand ‘s extremely interesting presentation in French
Click here...
Carte Privilèges -
Still looking for local offer... FBC members can enjoy special
discounts while travelling in France with the
Carte Privilege. We
are in the process of adding local benefits.
If you
think that your company would be interested in offering local
special discounts, preferential terms or services to the FBC members,
and/or potentially to a network of 25,000 companies who belong to
the UCCIFE (Union of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry abroad),
please contact Marie-Christine on 04 335 2362.
This rubric is yours…
If you would like to promote your products or services, or
communicate on any changes/ updates/events within your company, just
send an e-mail to
annaick.gueguen-briand@fbcdubai.com with your write up/press release and a
picture/logo. Your article will be included in the next FBC News.
More
than 50 people attended this lunch Conference held on the 12th
February with our guest speaker, Mr. de Lajugie. Mr. de Lajugie,
gave a review of the current economic and financial situation of the
region. He highlighted the specific positioning of The United
States, Europe and France in the countries of the Middle East,
pointing out the economic orientations for each of them. He opened
then up the debate on the forthcoming developments and the strategic
opportunities to be grasped by French Companies.
Click here...
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On
the 7th February, 
FBC members can enjoy special
discounts while travelling in France with the
Carte Privilege. We
are in the process of adding local benefits.
