VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2 - SPRING 2000

TDA's Summer Conference Calendar

Transforming the Caspian Health Care System

Building on the momentum created by two recent conferences focusing on the Caspian region, TDA will host a Caspian Health Care Symposium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from June 5-7 to highlight 15-20 major upcoming projects. Attending U.S. businesses will hear about opportunities in new hospital construction, existing health care facility renovations, pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution, medical equipment acquisitions, primary health care training, and management systems applications.

With the discovery of massive oil and gas reserves, the Caspian region offers substantial opportunities for foreign direct investment and growing exports. In addition to providing U.S. businesses with the inside track on pipeline plans, TDA has made a special effort to focus on ancillary projects in several key sectors including health care. Because the U.S. health care industry offers some of the world's most competitive technology and services, they are ideal partners to assist with the Caspian region's plans to transform its existing system.

Obtaining financing for these projects will obviously be critical to moving them forward. That is why this event will feature representatives from the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The World Bank has already pledged funding for several of these projects.

For more information on the Caspian Health Care Symposium, please visit the event Website at www.tech-res-intl.com/tda/tashkent. You may also call Sylvia Szankay at (301) 897-7482.

Trumping Aviation Opportunities in Southern Africa

From August 13-15, TDA will host a symposium with the American Association of Airport Executives in Sun City, South Africa, to promote U.S. aviation and airport projects across Southern Africa. Through project presentations and one-on-one meetings with key procurement decision-makers, U.S. businesses will be provided with insight on upcoming projects in this growing market.

In addition to project presentations, several key policy discussions will take place. Panelists will engage in critical topics such as aviation safety, security, infrastructure development and open skies. The symposium will also feature an aviation trade show.

TDA has been an active participant in the Clinton Administration's broad-based effort to support Africa's integration into the global economy through the Safe Skies for Africa Initiative, which was announced in April 1998. To date, TDA has provided technical assistance for aviation projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the Southern Africa Development Community. With co-sponsorship from the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Transportation, and the Federal Aviation Administration, this conference is a tangible next step in assisting Southern Africa.