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The forum brought together fisheries ministers from each of the Somali Regional Member States and the Federal Deputy Minister of Fisheries.

Three hundred thirty participants who have an active role in Somaliland’s private sector and energy sector, including investors, business entrepreneurs, donors, and development partners attended the Somaliland Investment Forum. The event was held in Hargeisa, 19 - 21, September 2017.

The three-day Somaliland Investment Forum 2017, which concluded today, signaled to the world that Somaliland is serious about taking control of its economic future and in welcoming the world to invest in its local businesses and to support its eager new class of entrepreneurs.

Shuraako, in partnership with the Somaliland Ministry of Trade & Investment, the Somaliland Ministry of  Energy and Minerals, and the Somaliland Chamber of Commerce, today announced the second Somaliland Investment Forum (SIF 2017) to take place on 19 – 21 September. The forum, held while the world ...

Over the last decade, remittance flows from diaspora communities to their countries of origin have been steadily increasing.

Four case studies highlight how Somali businesses have leveraged investments through the Somali AgriFood Fund, a partnership between IFAD, OEF's Shuraako program, and BiD Network.

Today the world observes International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR), a day to focus attention on the significant financial contributions refugees, immigrants, migrant workers, and diaspora populations make to family members who remain in fragile states around the world.

In Somaliland, the arid, desert landscape and limited access to financial resources present many challenges for farmers struggling to make a living in the region’s rural agricultural sector. Barwaaqo, a local fruit and vegetable wholesaler and cooperative, is bringing together a network of farmer...

Renewable Energy educator Johnny Weiss released a video outlining the challenges and opportunities facing Somaliland's energy sector following the workshop he lead at last year's Somali Renewable Energy Forumvhosted byShuraako.

“OEF and Shuraako are committed to working with GEEL to achieve our shared mission of facilitating investment, creating jobs, and strengthening the Somali economy, particularly for women and youth.”

Shuraako with its sister programs OEF Research and PASO Colombia hosted a workshop entitled: The Private Sector’s Role in Creating and Supporting Peace, at Build Peace 2017, in Bogota, Colombia.

OEF’s Shuraako program hosted the Somaliland Investment Forum in Hargeisa in late 2016, an event that brought together entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders to focus on strengthening private sector development and investment.

The first ever Somaliland Investment Forum-Hargeisa (SIF Hargeisa) was hosted by Shuraako, a program of the One Earth Future Foundation (OEF), in partnership with the Somaliland Ministry of Trade & Investment.

Shuraako, with Dahabshil Bank International and the Arsenault Family Foundation, have teamed up to create the Powering Progress Fund to give micro, small, and medium enterprises that are using renewable energy technology uncluttered access to financing.

An investment Forum on 19-21st of September brought together stakeholders in Somaliland to address finance, strategy, and governance in order to strengthen investment in the region.

Shuraako’s work and recent Somali Diaspora Investment Survey were recently featured on Voice of America (VOA) Somali.