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Event Date |
Fri Dec 8 GMT (about 7 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Fri Dec 8 12:00am - Fri Dec 8 12:00am |
Location |
Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane
Hamilton Place Park Lane, London W1J 7DR UK |
Region | EMEA |
As Kuwait puts measures in place to transform itself into a world-class financial and commercial centre, there are opportunities for the private sector to grab a slice of the action. New laws on foreign investment and public-private partnerships have proved popular with investors. Other developments include opening the stock market to non-Kuwaitis and the entry of foreign firms into key sectors such as banking.
WHY ATTEND?
• Explore the economic outlook for Kuwait and the wider region
• Discover the new opportunities created for investors and Kuwait’s
diverse future economy
• Blend with foreign investors with varied investments in the Kuwaiti
market
• Find out about Kuwait’s new pro-investment FDI laws, KDIPA’s One-
Stop-Shop, and how to take the next step in investing in Kuwait.
2017 Speakers
H.E. Sheikh Dr. Meshaal Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah
Director General, Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority
Manaf Abdulaziz Al-Hajeri
Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Financial Centre, Markaz
Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah
Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company
Dr. Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf
Chairman & Managing Director, Capital Markets Authority, Kuwait
Khaled A Mahdi
Secretary General, Supreme Council for Planning and Development, Kuwait
Farouk Soussa
Chief Economist, Middle East, Citi
Ghosson Al-Khaled
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, ACICO Group
Abdullah Hamad Al-Jouan
Chairman and President, National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprise Development
Courtney Fingar
Editor-in-Chief, fDi Magazine
Jonathan Wheatley
Deputy Emerging Markets Editor, Financial Times
2017 Sponsors & Partners
GOLD SPONSORS
• Zain
• Markaz
PRESENTED BY
• fDi Magazine
• The Financial Times