Mitigating Effects of Migration
The venue for a meeting of the Business Advisory Board (BAB) of the International Organization of Migration (IOM) at Cairo was an inspired choice. Thanks to Shafik Gabr, indefatigable Chairman of ARTOC, Egypt, the BAB Meeting was held in the Egyptian capital a few days before the Middle East Regional meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Sharm El Sheikh, a resort at the southern-most tip of the Sinai Desert. No ordinary businessman, Shafik Gabr is a world player and a pro-active one at that, someone who has put Egypt on the economic map by organizing the impressive WEF at Sharm El Sheikh. I wonder if either the Egyptian Government or the business community appreciates the full value of the force-multiplication of their potential by Shafik’s individual efforts.
