On November 25th was the official inauguration of the 9th Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders 2015 where it was the official meeting for presenting the 20+20 declaration of Barcelona Process. The event was an appointment to highlight and stress on the importance of the coalition and strengthen of the private sector in order to save and make safe the Mediterranean economy and its sectors and to guarantee the development of social, political and economical potentials of the region.

The Meda Week event hosted a various range of important topics that concern north and south economic relations; the  North Africa Business Development Forum where models and opportunities of integrating the North African economy were presented.

On 27th of November, the Meda week held the 7th Mediterranean Women Entrepreneurs Forum hosted by AFAEMME and where business women from around the Mediterranean shared and valued their success stories on leading business.  Parallel to this forum was organized the 3th Mediterranean Islamic Finance Forum with the collaboration of the largest organization for Islamic banks, CIBAFI. The forum stressed the importance of using the funds that Islamic banking, which currently has more than $ 2 trillion and has grown to 15% in recent years, offers to infrastructures and SMEs in the region.

This three days’ event was organized by the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME), the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed).

ASCAME reports a participation of 1500 entrepreneurs from 32 countries to this event. BUSINESSMED had called its members to participate in this event and has held its general assembly on the afternoon of December 25th 2016 in Casa llotja.