Sunday, April 17, 2011

April 18-19-2011 ~ World Union of Arab Bankers present the Arab Banking Conference 2011 "Arab Economic Reforms a New Vision" ...

Doha - Qatar

April 18, 2011 - April 19, 2011

_Under the Auspices of H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al- Thani

_Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

_Union of Arab Banks in Collaboration with the Qatar Central Bank and the World Union of Arab Bankers present the Arab Banking Conference 2011 Arab Economic Reforms a New Vision.

_Doha - Qatar

_The past few decades have witnessed successive Arab calls for economic reform, whereby the reform experiences in the Arab countries during these decades have been slow in most cases, reserved for the most part, and waning in others.

_Nowadays, the matter of economic reform has gained large consensus and persistence for its launch, considering that reform has become the base for economic openness, an important element to enhance the investment Environment and the solid foundation that paves the way for sustainable economic and social development in the Arab region. In addition, enhancing the reform process has become a vital necessity to facilitate the process of the desired economic integration.

_For this, our conference will present an ideal platform for Arab financial institution particularly amidst the recent fall which struck many of them, and shed light on its implications, in order to open the door for dialogue and discussions. In addition to the mentioned, it reveals providing the opportunity for coordination between joint Arab unions operating under the umbrellas of the League of Arab states and financial institutions operating in the private sector. The conference aims to bring together an elite assembly of experts to contribute in creating an Arab outlook for economic reforms in order to face the economic and social challenges, benefiting from important panels of discussion steering all economic sectors particularly the banking reforms imposed by the implications of the crises that the Arab region is witnessing.

_Objectives

- Create a dialogue platform for Arab financial institutions to present the current implications and developments in the Arab world

- Enhance dialogue between joint industry unions operating under the umbrella of the League of Arab States and private sector financial institutions to comply with the recent changes and developments in the Arab region

- Create a new Arab vision for economic reforms within an integrated work environment

- Shed light on the new approaches for economic reform and its social contents

- Present the significance of human development as a strategic objective from the economic reform process

- Coordinate efforts of Arab countries in international ventures, and cooperate as a unified entity to cope with the current developments on the local, regional and international fronts

Participants - Ministers of Finance & Investment

- Ministers of Economy and Trade

- Central Banks’ Governors

- Leaders of Financial and Banking Institutions

- Chairman’s & Directors of Financial and Economic Organizations, Associations and Unions

- Businessmen, Investors and Entrepreneurs

- Representatives of Insurance Companies, Investment and Pension Funds, Mutual Funds and IT and Communication Companies

- Representatives of International Financial Institutions

- Economists, Banking and Financial Experts

Sponsors - Banks and Financial Institutions

- Investment Funds and Companies - IT and Communication Companies - Credit Card Companies - Insurance Companies and Investment and Pension Funds

- Media Group

- Airline Companies


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