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The Arab Banking Conference for 2010
Burj Al Fateh Hotel Khartoum - Sudan
April 28, 2010 - April 29, 2010

Under the Auspices of H.E. Vice President of the Republic of Sudan Mr. Ali Osman Mohamed Taha - Union of Arab Banks in Collaboration with Central Bank of Sudan , Sudan Banks Union and World Union of Arab Bankers organizes

The Arab Banking Conference for 2010
Investment Climates and Resources Integration in Arab World
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Background While most of the world countries are moving to engage in giant economic unions, several Arab Countries aim, timidly, to imitate such large entities through increasing the extent of trading exchanges, or through maximizing the inter- Arabic investment, which is searching nowadays for safe and efficient harbors, and so careful to benefit from financial crisis lessons, in order to avoid losses exposures, especially in stock and bonds market, heading to finance the real economies, productive projects and SMEs. This requires speed in building unified financial and economic Arabic strategy, based on strengthening climates investments, and adjusting the performance of business and financial Arab community with disclosure and transparency, and realizing Arab banking investment structure, with global standards, that will attract Arab and global capitals under appropriate regulatory and legal reforms able to equilibrate between public and private sectors in encouraging the process of sustainable Arab development which can be realized only within the Arab framework,
This in addition to offering sufficient protective systems for investors, and removing the obstacles in the face of inter- Arab investment flows in order to settle it into the Arab economies with complementary and diversified
natural resources, and in response to the Arab community needs in providing new work opportunities in order to reduce unemployment, in realizing food security, in providing political and economic stability in the Arab region, and strengthening its production capacities, in addition to the recovery of confidence in its financial and real estate markets.

As a result, this conference comes in an appropriate time as an important event that highlights the extent of integration among the Arab world resources and financial potentials, and its human and financial resources and capacities, which stimulate the redirecting of Arab investments towards priority sectors and projects, in order to achieve promising development levels in several Arab countries that must move forward towards the integration of resources, capacities and investments.
The Objectives 1. Show importance of improving Arab investment climates according to international standards.

2. To shed light on the importance of diversification of the Arab economies’ base and its role in supporting inter-Arab and world trade.

3. Evaluation and redirecting the performance of common Arab economy.

4. Highlight the role of Islamic banking.

5. Activation mechanisms of cross border inter-Arab investment projects, as an introduction to Arab economic complementarily.

6. Encourage conventional and Islamic Arab banks and financial institutions to invest in productive sectors and financing SMEs and micro enterprises in the Arab world.
Topics of the conference 1. The Current Status of Arab Economies(inconsistencies and integration)

2. Common Economic Arab market and Cross-Border Investment Projects (on route to economic integration)

3. The Promising Role of Islamic Banking in Enhancing Arab Investments

4. Objectives and Features of Economic Diversification to achieve Arab Economic Integration

5. Investing in alternative and renewable energy and environment projects in the Arab region
Participants - Ministers of economy and trade

- Governors of central banks

- Leaderships of financial and banking
institutions

- Presidents of financial and economic organizations and unions

- Business men and investors

- Representatives of insurance companies,
investment and pension funds and payment companies and IT and communication companies
- Representatives of international financial institutions

- Economists and banking and financial experts
Sponsors - Banks and financial institutions

- Investment funds and companies

- IT and communication companies

- Credit card companies

- Insurance companies and investment and pension funds

- Medias

- Airline companies