FIRST

Message

RT Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC

Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

Message

HH Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Amir of the State of Kuwait

Message

HH Nasser Mohammad Al Ahmed Al-Sabah

Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait

Kuwait’s pivotal regional role

Jonathan Gregson

Editorial Consultant, FIRST/World Petroleum

Seeking permanent solutions

HE Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salam Al-Sabah

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kuwait

Promoting private investment

HE Bader Mushari Al-Humaidhi

Minister of Finance, Kuwait

Ensuring stability

HE Sheikh Salem Al-Abdulaziz Al-Sabah

Governor, Central Bank of Kuwait

Achieving key targets

HE Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah

Minister of Energy, Kuwait

High hopes for oil sector

Cyril Widdershoven

Gulf Correspondent, World Petroleum

Encouraging foreign investment

HE Falah Fahd Al-Hajri

Minister of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait

Kuwait’s global diplomacy

Maintaining close relations

HE Khaled Al-Duwaisan GCVO

Ambassador of Kuwait to the Court of St James’s

An enduring partnership

HE Stuart Laing

HM Ambassador to the State of Kuwait

Shopping for diversity

Mohammed Alshaya

Chief Executive Officer, MH Alshaya Company

Britain & Kuwait: a shared history

Dr James Onley

Director of Gulf Studies, University of Exeter

Introduction

Rt Hon Lord Hurd Of Westwell CH CBE PC

Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

Message

HM Queen Elizabeth II

Ghana, past and present

HE John Agyekum Kufuor

President, Republic of Ghana and Chairman of The African Union

Foreword

Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Message

HE Annan A Cato

High Commissioner, Republic of Ghana

A just, free and open society

Hon Nana Akufo-Addo MP

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ghana

Sustainable economic development

Hon Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Republic of Ghana

A golden experience

Hon Jacob Okanka Obetsebi-Lamptey

Minister of Tourism and Diasporean Relations, Republic of Ghana

Stimulating growth

Hon Alan Kyerematen

Minister of Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development and President’s Special Initiatives, Republic of Ghana

Dialogue and partnership

Alderman John Stuttard MA

The Rt Hon Lord Mayor of London

A new investment focus

Robert Ahomka-Lindsay

Chief Executive Officer, The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC)

A comprehensive energy mix

Hon Joseph Kofi Adda

Minister of Energy, Republic of Ghana

Macro-economic stability

Dr Paul A Acquah

Governor, Bank of Ghana

Profile

Dr Bashar Al-Assad

President of the Syrian Arab Republic

Sharing the benefits of growth

Dr Abdulla Al-Daradari

Deputy Prime Minister, Syria

Promoting sustainable development

Dr Mohammad Al-Houssein

Minister of Finance, Syria

Increasing competition

Dr Amr Salem

Minister of Telecommunications & Technology, Syria

The Syrian perspective

HE Dr Sami Khiyami

Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UK

Investing in quality

Dr Saadalla Agha Al Kalaa

Minister of Tourism, Syria

Partnership for progress

Campbell Keir & Ghaleb Sleiman

Country Chairman, Shell Syria & Deputy General Manager and Manager for External Affirs

Message

HE Felipe Calderón Hinojosa

President of the United Mexican States

Profile: breaking the deadlock

HE Felipe Calderón Hinojosa

President of the United Mexican States

Leveraging competitive advantage

Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape

Secretary of Economy, United Mexican States

A question of priorities

Rodolfo Elizondo Torres

Secretary of Tourism, United Mexican States

Fulfilling our potential

Juan José Bremer

Mexican Ambassador to the United Kingdom

A complementary partnership

Giles Paxman

HM Ambassador to the United Mexican States

Magnificent Mexico

Pamela Goodman

Travel Editor, FIRST Magazine

A key strategic market

Martin Broughton

President, Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

A transformed financial landscape

Sandy Flockhart

President and Group Managing Director, Latin America and The Caribbean, HSBC

Speaking truth to power

Ismael Plasencia Núñez

President, Confederation of Chambers of Industry of Mexico (Concamin)

Mexico: open for business

Sarah Croft

Head of UK Trade and Investment, British Embassy, Mexico

Strengthening educational links

Sir Howard Davies

Director, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Rights and responsibilities

Paul Adams

Chief Executive, British American Tobacco

The shape of things to come

Lorenzo Lazo Margáin

Managing Partner, Alemán Velasco & Associates