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Under the patronage of the Prime Minister
H.H. Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

The Kuwait Financial Forum was held in its second annual session on October 31-November 1, 2010 in Kuwait under the patronage of the Prime Minister H.H. Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. This Forum is organized by Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal group in cooperation with the Central Bank of Kuwait and Kuwait Banking Association.

This year’s session followed on the overwhelming success of the first Forum in 2009 in terms of the size and level of participation, and the relevance of the topics discussed, such that it quickly established itself as a major regional event for finance and banking leaders, and highlighted the need of the banking and financial industry for a specialized forum that would address and analyze developments in this industry and its prospects.

This year’s meeting was held against the background of the continuing repercussions of the international financial crisis and controversies about the nature and extent of the required financial and banking reforms. It is to be expected, therefore, that these issues will be at the heart of the Forum’s discussions, especially in terms of their implications for the Arab economies and the regional financial and banking system.

Main topics on the agenda included:

• Is the financial crisis behind us and what are the near term prospects in the global economy?
• May issues and challenges in the Arab economies
• Requirements and priorities for reforming the international financial system?
• What’s ahead for Arab banks and what are the implications of ongoing reforms?
• Investment prospects and opportunities in Arab financial markets.
• The future of regional development financing.
• Kuwaiti’s new economic development plan and its meanings for investment opportunities in the country.