Lebanon’s FCCIAL & ABL announce support of LIOG 2013

Nov. 18, 2013 - PRLog -- This high-level support has boosted LIOG’s efforts to contribute to setting the foundations of the oil and gas supply chain industry in Lebanon, opening the door to vast opportunities for Lebanese businesses, investors, industrialists, and bankers.

Held under the patronage of the Ministry of Energy & Water, in collaboration with the Petroleum Administration - Lebanon, and with the endorsement of the International Gas Union (IGU), the Summit has given the stage to the FICCA to present the strengths of Lebanon’s business community to an audience of nearly 350 high ranking officials and decision makers in the oil and gas sector and its supporting industries from Lebanon and around the world.

A pivotal session has also been dedicated to the banking and insurance sectors in the summit programme. It highlights the capabilities of Lebanese banks and their international partners to handle major oil and gas accounts and provide a complete set of financial services according to international standards.

ABL boasts 72 member Banks and six representation offices of foreign banks. The Lebanese banking sector manages more than US $160 billion in assets, and employs over 22,000 people, operating a total of 984 branches throughout the country.

The Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon (FCCIAL) was established in 1997 as the national umbrella of the four regional Chambers in Lebanon.

The LIOG-2013 Summit is jointly organized by UK-Based Global Events Partners Ltd (GEP) and their Lebanese partner, Planners and Partners S.A.L.

GEP is affiliated to the dmg::events network in the UK. dmg::events are the organizers of world renowned oil and gas events including Gastech, ADIPEC, the Global Petroleum Show and the  World Heavy Oil Congress.

For more information please visit:www.liog-summit.com

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For further questions related to agenda items, please contact Mr. Antoine Dagher – (Summit Producer / Media Advisor)at +961 3 982 505. Email: adagher@gep-events.com