The Arab Banking Conference 2012 Challenges of the Arab Economic Security

Abu Dhabi - Rotana Beach Hotel
April 11, 2012 - April 12, 2012

Despite the developmental achievement attained by the Arab counties during the past period, the Arab world is still facing regional and international challenges affecting the security, safety and economies of its nations. Stemming from this are poverty, unemployment, modest standard of living, low bilateral trade and investment rates, migration of Arab funds and competencies, weak infrastructure and education levels, not keeping pace with development requirements and global competitiveness, in addition to the problems of food and water security, climate change, energy and non-optimal use and mobilization of resources, while adding to the mix the various international challenges particularly the global financial and economic crisis and its implications on the global financial markets, recession, and contraction in the various economies including the Arab economies.



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Background: Despite the developmental achievement attained by the Arab counties during the past period, the Arab world is still facing regional and international challenges affecting the security, safety and economies of its nations. Stemming from this are poverty, unemployment, modest standard of living, low bilateral trade and investment rates, migration of Arab funds and competencies, weak infrastructure and education levels, not keeping pace with development requirements and global competitiveness, in addition to the problems of food and water security, climate change, energy and non-optimal use and mobilization of resources, while adding to the mix the various international challenges particularly the global financial and economic crisis and its implications on the global financial markets, recession, and contraction in the various economies including the Arab economies.
On the Arab front, the political situation and security disturbances witnessed in various countries in the MENA region have staggered many economic experts and analysts around the world, and have been the subject of discussion in various periodic economic seminars, where a lot of talk is directed to the nature of the regions problems and the danger of global implications from the current events.
These developments have raised a lot of question marks and rang the danger bells to what threatens the future of the Arab economies, and protects the security and safety of the Arab nations and its social wellbeing.
From this point, and in its strategy for 2012 aimed at approaching the implications of the Arab transitions, limit the damages, and strengthen Arab bilateral relations that could preserve the economic security of its nations and people, the Union of Arab Banks has decided to organize it Arab Banking Conference for this year in Abu Dhabi entitled ‘Challenges of the Arab Economic Security’ taking into consideration its status and leading economic role in the region.

Objectives: -Benefiting from UAE’s historical role in achieving Pan-Arab rapprochement
-Shedding light on the needed reforms in the Arab banking sector
-Exploring the implications and risks of a weak Arab economic security
-Shedding light on the GCC experience in achieving economic security
-Discussing the current and potential challenges facing Arab economies
-Mobilizing SMEs financing as a basic foundation in the Arab economic security
Encouraging the move to Green Economy
-A new vision for the Economic Integration at a time of major changes

Main topics: Implications and Risks resulting from a deteriorating Arab Economic security
Strategies of the Gulf Banking Sector in
light of the Arab transitions and turbulences
Convergence of banking frameworks, legislations and laws in the Arab world
The International Economy’s new engineering
Financing SMEs as a foundation for Arab Economic Security
Green Economy in a changing world

Structure of the conference: Keynote speeches by financial and economic decision makers.
Panels of discussion that gather officials from the political, financial, economic, investment and media fields.
Speaker-Audience interactive panels of discussion.

Targeted Participants: Ministers of Economy, Trade & Finance
Central Bank Governors
Leaders of Banks and Financial Institutions
Leaders of Economic Enterprises
Chairmen of Economic and Financial Organizations
Businessmen & Investors
Economists and Experts in Banking and
Economic Fields
Representatives of international Financial Institutions
Representatives of Insurance companies, investment and Pension Funds and ICT
Companies
Leaders of Arab Chambers
Leaders of Joint Arab – Foreign Chambers


PARTICIPATION FEES: UAB Members:
- for the 1st participant: Free of Charge
- for the 2nd participant & above: $ 600

UAB Non-Members: $ 1200