FIRST

Foreword

Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE

Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

Building on our strengths

H.E. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh

President of Djibouti

Fostering peace and stability

H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Government Spokesman

A long-term development plan

Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh

Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry

A national energy programme

Ali Yacoub Mahamoud

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

Openness to world trade

Hassan Ahmed Boulaleh

Minister of Commerce, SMEs and Tourism

Djibouti’s financial sector

Ahmed Osman Ali

Governor, Central Bank of Djibouti

Women’s issues in Djibouti

Hasna Barkat Daoud

Minister for the Promotion of Women and Family Planning

Connecting to the world

Mohamed Assoweh Bouh

CEO, Djibouti Telecom

The Gateway to East Africa

Aboubaker Omar Hadi

President, Djibouti Port and Free Zones Authority

Committed to Djibouti

Magda Rémon Coubèche

Chief Executive Officer, Coubeche Group

ANPI: the first stop for investors

Mahdi Darar Obseih

General Manager, ANPI

Supporting the private sector

Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh

President, Chamber of Commerce of Djibouti (CCD)

Natural and cultural assets

Mohamed Abdillahi Waiss

General Manager, National Tourism Office

A commercial court for COMESA

Nick Lyne

Senior Staff Writer, FIRST