Euromoney Egypt conf. kicks off with investment in limelight

CAIRO – 18 September 2017: The two-day Euromoney Egypt Conference kicks off Monday in Cairo in its 22nd edition, with a focus on business sectors and opportunities created after the steps taken towards economic reform.

Entitled ‘Stability and Cohesion- Opportunities in Egypt’, the keynote speaker of today’s morning session will be the newly-appointed chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Mohamed Farid.

Euromoney’s first day will also feature an interview with Minister of Finance Amr el-Garhy.

The first session will focus on financers and investors, with the interviewees including Co-CEO of CI Capital Hazem Badran, Co-CEO of Attijariwafa Bank Ismail Douiri, Mastercards’s president for Middle East and North Africa Khalid Elgibali and the Executive Director of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund (EAEF) Amal Enan.

Discussing the investment outlook for the next three years, Euromoney’s Consulting Editor, Richard Banks, will host CEO of MENA for Renissance Capital Ahmed Basr, head of MENA for The Abraaj Group Ahmed Badreldin, Co-head of MENA for Actis Sherif el-Kholy and Senior economist at CI Capital Hany Farahat.

The second session will discuss government bonds, corporate finance, equity capital markets and initial public offerings (IPOs). Meanwhile, the third session will tackle the real estate sector in Egypt.