Makassar (ANTARA News) - Around 1,000 businessmen of Bugis-Makassar origin in South Sulawesi from across the country as well as Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam and Thailand will come here for a meeting scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.
The two-day meeting to be held with the aim of developing brotherhood among them will be opened by Vice President Jusuf Kalla who is also known as a successful Bugis-Makassar businessman, the association`s secretary, Andi Rukman, said here on Friday.
He said several businessmen from South Africa and the Middle East would also come to the meeting at the Celebes Convention Center.
The meeting themed "Abbulo Sibatang" (a pact) was also aimed at increasing the role of Bugis-Makassar businessmen in national development including in facing global challenges that continued to rise up.
"We hope the 10th meeting will produce advanced business relations with businessmen from the neighbouring countries as well as South Africa and the Middle East," he said.
He said pockets of Bugis-Makassar descents working as businessmen or politicians could be found across the country`s provinces and were potential to be developed to support the country`s economic development efforts.
In view of that he said it was hoped the meeting could open wider business opportunities for implementation to improve the people`s economy.
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