BUSINESSMED held in Rome on the 10^th of march its ordinary General Assembly for 2022 to present the work done and the annual report of  2021 and to define the strategy of the Organization and to face the current challenges: President Beltrame highlighted the efforts undertaken by the Organization to respond to them and thus promote the action and improve our services, positioning us as a key player in the regional sphere and in the definition of the African-Euro-Mediterranean Agenda.

“As President I am proud to represent this organization and the work we have achieved. For the upcoming years of my mandate as President, I see the work of our organization continuing in line with our current achievements within our four pillars of Expertise, and this work will continue also with the help of Businessmed members, in spreading our EuroMed values and partnership spirit.

We also have identified four major pillars for our new path, which structure our activities and publications. We have established four Employers Thematic Commissions to develop the policy component of our action. We are looking at the impact of Digitalization and how we can help SMEs undergo this process, as well as their Internationalization one. We are focusing on how as Employers we can respond to the challenges of the Green Deal, which implications will define, how we will do business across the Mediterranean. And finally, we are focusing on Women and Youth Entrepreneurs as economic actors of our economies” Stated Barbara Beltrame Giacomello president of BUSINESSMED in her welcoming speech

Since last year, the organization has structured its activities around 4 pillars of expertise: Business, Dialogue, Regional Integration and Policy Reform.The Regional integration aspect includes the expansion of the organization's network to other countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, a prolific and favorable business environment for most of the organization's members. Agreements and partnerships with regional organizations are being considered to move forward in this direction.