Across the Globe - Africa/Middle East
Zimbabwe
Malaysians Eye Zimbabwean Textile Sector

Mr. Laputa Hwamiridza the local coordinator of Business Network International (BNI), a business referral organization, revealed yesterday that the Malaysians first showed interest in local textiles at an international conference held in the United States of America late last year.

"Malaysia was among several Asian countries that expressed interest in our textile products at the BNI conference in New York last year and they have since followed up on our initial negotiations by inviting us to an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur in April," Hwamiridza said.

Read the rest of this article about how BNI is facilitating international referrals here.


Israel
BNI-Israel Starts 2006 with a Big Bang

On January 18, 2006, the BNI Haifa chapter, 26 members strong, celebrated its first anniversary with over 80 guests at their chapter meeting.  They even had a birthday cake. Yarden Noy, Co-National Director, had the pleasure of cutting and serving the cake.

  "I am very proud that my hometown has such a vibrant chapter," says Co-National Director Sam Schwartz.

  Later that same day, in conjunction with Mati (the small business advisory board), BNI-Israel had a networking event with over 90 participants from both organizations.  Yarden Noy conducted a networking exercise that got everyone excited. The evening was a success.

On February 1, 2006, Rosh Pina—the 21st chapter of BNI-Israel—had it's kick-off in some of the most inspiring and breathtaking scenery. More than 80 gests got to experience a professional, well-run kick-off event.

The celebration continued on February 6, 2006, with the kick-off of Emek-Chefer the 22nd chapter of BNI-Israel. With over 70 guests, The BNI Israel Executive Team was well represented by Co-National Director Yarden Noy, Chapter Ambassador Gazit Friedman, BNI-International Board of Advisors member Ronnie Dunetz, and the BNI-Israel webmaster Moshe Minin. The atmosphere was outstanding and there was plenty of business for members and visitors.

Well done! Keep up the good work and the momentum!

Submitted by Sam Schwartz, National Director, BNI-Israel, BNI-Hungary and BNI-Romania