Euromoney Kuwait conference to discuss fiscal reforms, mega-projects next month

The Euromoney Kuwait conference, co-hosted by the Ministry of Finance, will bring together issuers, investors and intermediaries next month to discuss the country’s economic reform plans and opportunities for investment.

The event will be held on Sep. 26, 2017, in Kuwait City, and will include a line-up of high-level speakers from government, business, economics and finance.

Topics to be discussed include the progress of the government’s New Kuwait strategy; the falling oil price and its impact on the economy, finance and investment; an update on mega projects and their progress; using capital markets to finance projects - sovereign, corporate and FIG issuance; and regional and international opportunities for investing Kuwait’s wealth.

“Kuwait’s economic health is central to the prosperity of the wider Gulf region,” said Victoria Behn, director for Middle East and Africa at Euromoney Conferences.

“The successful implementation of the government’s bold economic and financial reform plan will act as a bellwether to other nations in the region. It will prove that a fully diversified, free-market economy is both achievable and desirable in the GCC,” she added. 

Confirmed speakers for the event include: 

• Anas Al-Saleh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the State of Kuwait, H.E.

• Mohammad Yousef Al-Hashel, Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait.

• Mutlaq Mubarak Al-Sanei, general manager of the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects. 

• Omar Alghanim, chairman of Gulf Bank and CEO of Alghanim Industries.

• Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed, deputy chairman of the Kuwait Banking Association and vice chairman and CEO of Boubyan Bank.

• Shaikha Al-Bahar, deputy group CEO of National Bank of Kuwait.

• Martin Gilbert, CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management.

• Khaled Abdulrazzaq AlKhaled, CEO of Boursa Kuwait Securities Company (BKSC) and chairman of Kuwait Clearing Company (KCC). 

• Michel Accad, CEO of Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait.

• Hossam Abdullah, managing partner at Al-Hossam Legal.