Istanbul angel investor forum sees 2 int'l deals inked

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Two international agreements were signed Monday as part of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) in Istanbul.

The WBAF, Kosovo's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ministry and Ghana Business Development Ministry signed an economic cooperation agreement to boost start-up economy and innovation.

With the agreement, entrepreneurship and angel investment will be included in both countries' action plans for 2019.

The agreement was signed by Kosovo's Minister of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Besim Beqaj, Ghanaian Minister for Business Development Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, and Baybars Altuntas, the chairman of the WBAF.

The other agreement, "The Implementation Agreement for the WBAF Master Plan for African Economies", was signed between the WBAF and Ghana.

The agreement provides a financial road-map for African entrepreneurs over the next two years.

- WBAF 2019

The two-day WBAF, started on Monday, is hosting policymakers, entrepreneurs, representatives of financial institutions and companies, and hundreds of angel investors from all around the world.

This year, the WBAF 2019, for which Anadolu Agency is the global communications partner, was organized under the theme, "Connecting angel investors with private equity funds to boost innovation."

During the event, 110 speakers from 42 countries will give speeches in 23 panels, two masterclasses, and six international workshops.