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Following on from a commitment given by him at the Global Irish Economic Forum, President Bill Clinton will host an “Invest in Ireland” roundtable discussion in New York on Thursday, February 9

. The purpose of the event is to engage with key business and economic leaders, with a view to encouraging those who haven’t already invested in Ireland’s economic recovery, to do so.

The roundtable discussion will be attended by the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, Tánaiste, Eamon Gilmore and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton as well as an influential group of global business and economic leaders. The discussion will be moderated by the Governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley.

The principal message to potential investors will be that Ireland is open for business and that now is the time to invest in our economic recovery.

This will be followed by the “Invest in Ireland Forum” to be attended by the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, Tánaiste, Eamon Gilmore and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton. It is expected that some 100 people from the Global Irish Network and influential friends of Ireland, and existing investors in Ireland will participate in the forum. President Clinton will attend for the beginning of the event where he will make some opening remarks.

The Taoiseach will address the forum on the progress Ireland is making in dealing the economic challenges the country is facing. The Tánaiste will brief the forum on the progress that has been made since the Global Irish Economic Forum was held in Dublin last year, after which Margaret Brennan of Bloomberg Television will moderate a discussion on matters of key economic importance to Ireland.