Kuwait is an interesting and developing Islamic finance market and 2017 will see IFN returning to Kuwait City for the fourth time, building on the success of previous years and with the support of both local regulators and international participants to explore and encourage Shariah compliant investment opportunities into the country.
With a long-standing Islamic banking and finance history, recent market advancements suggest that Kuwait’s Islamic finance story would continue to grow, and the highly anticipated IFN Kuwait Forum 2017 will bring together the industry’s leading personalities as they discuss the outlook and possibilities for innovative Shariah compliant investment options in the Gulf country. Kuwaiti investors have long been recognized for their active momentum not only in the GCC, but also in the US and Europe, and IFN Kuwait Forum 2017 will certainly be the appropriate platform for them to exchange views on the country’s Islamic finance industry.
08:30 – 09:30 | Registration | ||||
09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome Remarks | ||||
09:40 – 10:40 | New Kuwait and Islamic Finance and Investment Considering Kuwait’s external borrowing, structural reforms and prospects for privatization in the era of global market volatility and low oil prices, key industry players discuss the future of Islamic finance, capital markets and investment in Kuwait. What opportunities could arise for the industry in the coming year?
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10:40 – 11:10 | Islamic Banking Roundtable: Hastening Growth through Technology and Innovation in the GCC As the global banking system embraces significant innovation, how are Islamic banks in Kuwait and the region embracing digitization and how does this influence the development and placement of banking products?
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11:10 – 11:40 | Coffee Break | ||||
11:40 – 12:20 | Opportunities for Infrastructure and Social Welfare Project Financing in Kuwait and the Region With the launch of the New Kuwait plan and mega projects in the pipeline, we ask deal-makers to examine the role financial service providers - Islamic and conventional - can play to make these plans a reality.
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12:20 – 13:00 | A Closer Look at Kuwait’s Investment Flows and Investment Trends While attracting inward investments is climbing up the regulatory agenda, Kuwaitis invest billions into overseas markets every year. This panel looks at local, regional and international investment flows and opportunities for the year ahead. We also examine the opportunities presented by the inclusion of Kuwait in a leading Emerging Markets Index.
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13:00 – 15:00 | Refreshments |