Somaliland and the UK:Stability and Sustainable Development

EVENT OVERIEW

On 11th November, DMA hosted their first engagement with the government of Somaliland since 2014, in partnership with Guul Group. The event can be watched On Demand and via YouTube.

This marked DMA’s 120th event, with over 200 registrants and four cabinet ministers. Opened by Stuart Brown, Head of the British Office in Hargeisa, and HE Abdi Hersi, Head of the Somaliland Mission in the UK, the event featured Lord Sheikh and the Minister for Investment Promotion, Hon. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud (Awad). read more

Somaliland: Guul Group Targets $100m Investment in UK’s Post Brexit Africa Engagement Strategy

the CEO of Guul Group Guleid Harun Ibrahim

Somaliland sun: On 20 January 2020 the United Kingdom hosted the U.K.-Africa investment summit in London. The summit, attended by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and 21 African leaders, focused on the U.K.’s post-Brexit trade and investment relationship with African countries.

While several investment deals were announced on the sidelines of the summit between the UK and African economic powerhouses like Kenya and Nigeria, the yet to be recognised Somaliland wasn’t officially at the table, though numerous local bodies had their sights on outcome. read more

Somaliland: Guul Group Pursues Trade and Investment Growth from Finland

After Finland Ambassador to Kenya reveals plans to support Somaliland with production of renewable energy
President Silanyo receives Amb Tarja Fernandez at his offices in Hargeisa

By: Mahmud Walaleye
Somalilandsun- Plans are afoot to entice more trade and investment locally by Finland based companies
Similarly Guul Group-GG a locally based international consultancy firm is establishing mechanisms that will facilitated the intend growth through Encouraging Finnish Diaspora and companies to explore opportunities in the untapped potential in Somaliland.
During a visit to Somaliland by Nairobi based Finland’s diplomatic envoy to Kenya MS. Tarja Fernandez the government in Helsinki which is already working on health improvement related projects in Somaliland is intend on extending support to local production of renewable energy from waste products
According to the firms CEO Mohamed Guleid Ibrahim his Hargeisa and London firm with a target of facilitating foreign investment to somalilandsun worth $100m by 2020 is eyeing the Finnish market within both the Somaliland Diaspora in Finland and Finnish nationals as well
‘I had the privilege of meeting with Ambassador Tarja Fernandez and Counsellor Eeva Alarcon – Head of Development Cooperation at the Ambassador Hotel. and discussed investments, business start-ups, entrepreneurship and business opportunities in Somaliland, the Guul Group CEO told somalilandsun adding that Encouraging Finnish Diaspora and companies to explore opportunities in this untapped potential was mutually agreed upon. read more