The Gathering of Lebanese Businessmen and Businesswomen (RDCL World) led by Fouad Zamakhal, convened yesterday to discuss the current economic and social situation and assess internal assemblies and missions abroad, in addition to the regional and international conferences and meetings with ambassadors of friendly and sister nations from the five continents. Participants evaluated the following activities: Zamakhal’s lecture at the Paris Municipal Council; RDCL’s participation in the Africa-Europe Summit in Abidjan, the Diaspora Energy Conference of 2017 in Cancun, Mexico and the Jordan Investment Conference, in addition to consultations with expat Lebanese businessmen/women in Spain, France, USA, Ethiopia, Syria, Oman, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Zamakhal said the main objective of the RDCL is to safeguard the Lebanese private sector in the Diaspora, which he stressed, necessitates building partnerships, opening up new markets and creating synergies. (Al Diyar, December 28, 2017)