Annual Euromoney Kuwait Conference to focus on changes in financial sector and investment outlook

KUWAIT CITY- Now in its sixth year, The Euromoney Kuwait Conference will take place on 9 September 2014, opening with keynote addresses from the Minister of Finance, H.E. Mr Anas Al-Saleh and Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al-Hashel. 

The theme for this year’s event will be New Dynamics of Finance and Investment, focusing clearly on the recent developments in the Kuwaiti financial sector.  The conference will feature one-to-one interviews with many of the new leaders of major Kuwaiti banks as well as expert session on geopolitical risk and real estate investment.

On 9 September, Euromoney Conferences will examine the obstacles that Kuwait’s financial sector faces, and the opportunities and challenges that arise from the volatile environment of the region. Questions that will be asked and debated include: The banking sector strategic direction, is it a new vision? Do banks and investment companies carry too much real estate risk? Competition, differentiation, innovation – do Kuwaiti Banks understand these words? Do they need to?

Around 350 policymakers, senior bankers, and finance and business professionals will gather at the JW Marriott in Kuwait City for the event.

“As always, we are looking forward to returning to Kuwait for the sixth annual conference,” said Richard Banks, Director of Emerging Markets at Euromoney Conferences.

“There have been many changes – both positive and negative – since we were last here in 2013. We believe that our agenda and our participants will give an insightful, informative and entertaining overview of the Kuwaiti and regional marketplace to our high-level audience of financiers, policy-makers and investors,” he added.