ICMA Primary Market Forum – the MENA bond markets 2019 | ICMA - International Capital Market Association | 13 March 2019 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Manama, Bahrain
Venue
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Manama, Bahrain
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| Event Date |
Wed Mar 13 +03 (almost 6 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Wed Mar 13 1:00am - Wed Mar 13 10:00am |
| Location |
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Manama, Bahrain |
| Region | EMEA |
Details
Drawing together international experts and market participants from the GCC, this half day ICMA conference will look at major developments affecting global and MENA bond markets.
The agenda will feature discussions on: the outlook for MENA bonds and sukuk issues; trends and new products in international markets; the transformation of bond markets by FinTech; and the rise of ESG investing.
The current transition from IBORs to new alternative benchmarks will also be covered, highlighting progress on the choice of replacement risk-free rates in different currency areas and the implications of the transition for legacy issues and new bonds referencing IBORs, with specific reference to issuing practice in the MENA region.
Speakers
2019 Speakers
Martin Scheck
Chief Executive, ICMA
Fawaz Abusneineh
Managing Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets & Issuer Services, First Abu Dhabi Bank (PJSC)
Ijlal Ahmed Alvi
Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM)
Hamid Al-Hashimi
Vice President, Head of Treasury, United Gulf Bank
Abrar Hussain
Head of DCM, Crédit Agricole CIB
Rajat Sapra
Group Head of Capital Markets, Bank ABC
Gabriel Callsen
Director, ICMA
Ahmed Abdulghani
Head Debt Capital Markets & Syndications, National Bank of Bahrain
Vic Arulchandran
Co-Founder / Chief Operating Officer, Nivaura
Rod Gordon
Head of DCM Origination and Fixed Income Syndicate, Gulf International Bank