The Economic Development Board (EDB), the national Trade and Investment promotion agency of Mauritius has the mandate to promote Mauritius as an attractive destination for trade, business and investment. Consistent, continuous and credible efforts have contributed to its socio-economic development and today Mauritius is ranked 13th in the World Bank Doing Business Index 2020. Mauritius is also credited with one of the best GDP per capita in Africa and tops nearly all International indexes in Africa. Recognition's from international institutions like the World Bank, Fraser Institute, Global Competitiveness and Mo Ibrahim amongst others confirm the competitiveness of Mauritius as a jurisdiction conducive to do business. Mauritius is willing to take full advantage of the AGOA treaty and other preferential agreements such as COMESA, SADC, iEPA, PTA-Pakistan and FTA-Turkey etc. that open market access to a number of continents and offers niche opportunities in targeted sectors like Manufacturing, Ocean Economy, Logistics, ICT, Bio-medical, renewable energy etc. You are cordially invited to explore trade and investment opportunities at the Networking Breakfast meeting

Eric Gertler, President and CEO of Empire State Development presented Governor's Cuomo's State of the State to GNYCC Chamber members. Highlights included the 81.9 Billion dollars invested in New York. Created over 40,000 new jobs. Touched upon new infrastructure projects ie; Silver Cup Studios, Victoria Theatre, Penn Station redesign. He spoke upon climate change, health care issues, which concerns all New Yorkers.

GNYCC Members like Peggy Belden of Sandler Training comes every month and pitches her business. She says that she meets new businesses that need her services. Everyone gets to give a minute pitch and then meet with everyone on a one to one basis. Thank you Generation Wealth Advisors,Stifel/The CR Wealth Management Group, David Productions, Vantage International Security Services, Coleman Crest, Howard G. Jahre Attorney, Slim and Trim Snacks,ArcoInfo Inc., Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Stem Success, NYC Veterans and 300 Brains

Greater New York Chamber hosted it's first networking cocktail reception of 2020. Over 50 businesses from the Metro New York Area networked and handed out business cards. Representatives from the Rivertown's Chamber, Office of the Westchester County Executive, energy, financial institutions, hospitality industries were all there.

The GNYCC hosts around 30 - 40 open house networking receptions throughout the year. Chamber members and guests have opportunities to hand out businesses cards to promote their services. All types of business sectors show up representing energy, building and construction, hospitality, financial services, leading manufacturers, healthcare, marketing and IT and Technology Companies. In addition we have representatives from the local, city, state and federal agencies.

Hosted in the General Society Library, Over 180 business and civic leaders networked and tasted signature dishes by: Turkuaz Mediterranean Turkish Cuisine, Kellari Seafood Taverna, The Halal Guys, Atto Prime Meats and Seafood and Tudor Steakhouse. We also would like to thank the sponsors: Alibaba, Apex Acupuncture, Cornell University ADA, Healthy CBD, Law Office of Kathleen Higgins, Light of Gold, Metropolitan Window Fashions, T-Mobile, TeleStory Pictures, LLC and Turkuaz Mediterranean Turkish Cuisine

GNYCC participated in the Chile: Your Next Tech Partner Networking Breakfast to learn about business opportunities with Chile. Ignacio Recart, Chilean Trade Commissioner in NYC and part of ProChile, opened the event. A presentation by Ch1L3 (Chile a Digital Country) business development manager, Lauren Brown, illustrated the many reasons why Chile makes a great tech partner, including facts such as: The 2019 World Competitiveness report by the World Economic Forum ranked Chile 33rdin the world and first (with a large margin) in front of other Latin countries. Chile is known as the most technologically advanced, most “wired and connected” country in Latin America, for attracting top talent in tech and having the best developers in Latin America, having a great business climate, and sharing a time zone with North America. Following the presentation, Araceli Guenther from Victrix Global moderated a Q&A session and group discussion about how nearshoring is globalizing digital transformation. After the program, networking continued with some of Chile's top tech companies and leading entrepreneurs from Kunder, Nisum, Arkanosoft, Magnet, Linets, Adevcom, Jumpitt Labs, and Zenta.