2013 Annual Latin America Economic Forum
March 17, 2013 — The IIF held its 2013 Annual Latin America Economic Forum in Panama City, Panama alongside the Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank. The half-day event, sponsored by Banco Mercantil, took place at the Marriott Hotel in Panama City’s financial district and was attended by over 150 public officials and private sector specialists from throughout the region. The event featured keynote addresses from His Excellency Luis Miguel Castilla, Minister of Finance of Peru; The Honorable José Uribe, Governor of the Central Bank of Colombia; Luiz Pereira da Silva, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil; Alejandro Díaz de León, Deputy Undersecretary for Public Credit of Mexico; and Mahesh Khemlani, Vice Minister of Finance of Panama. The event, which also featured presentations and discussions by regional experts, concluded with a banquet lunch.
2012 IIF MENA Regional Economic Forum
December 5, 2012 — The IIF held its annual Regional Economic Forum in Cairo, Egypt on December 4-5. The meeting, hosted by Arab African International Bank (AAIB) and held at the JW Marriott Hotel, attracted high-level economic and financial professionals of IIF member firms in the MENA region and of global institutions with an interest in the region for an exchange of views on the challenges facing the economies of the MENA region at a difficult historical juncture and in the context of a weakening global economic environment.
2012 Annual Latin America Economic Forum
March 17, 2012 — The Institute held its 2012 Annual Latin America Economic Forum in Montevideo, Uruguay on March 17, alongside the Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank. The half-day event, sponsored by Banco Mercantil and Bancolombia, took place at the historic Club Uruguay in the center Montevideo’s Old Town and was attended by over 150 executives, policymakers, regulators, and official representatives from the region. The event featured keynote addresses by several of the region’s key policymakers: the Honorable Rodrigo Vergara, Governor of the Central Bank of Chile; His Excellency Juan Carlos Echeverry, Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia; and the Honorable Mario Bergara, President of the Central Bank of Uruguay. The event also included presentations and discussions by regional experts and concluded with a banquet lunch.
2011 IIF MENA Regional Economic Forum
November 15, 2011 — The IIF held its annual Regional Economic Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 14-15. The meeting, hosted by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and held at the bank’s headquarters, attracted high-level economic and financial professionals of IIF member firms in the MENA region and of global institutions with interest in the region for an exchange of views on global economic and financial prospects and their implications for the MENA region.
The two-day event was launched with welcoming remarks by Michael Tomalin, Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Abu Dhabi. Phil Suttle, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Economist presented the Institute’s views on the global economic outlook and the associated risks going forward. These were followed by a presentation by George T. Abed, Senior Counselor and Director for the IIF’s Africa and Middle East Department. In his remarks, Mr. Abed analyzed developments and prospects in the MENA region in the context of the “Arab Spring,” with economic forecasts for 2011 and 2012. He further outlined the risks and opportunities that lie ahead, especially for the countries transitioning to more open political systems.
2011 Latin America Economic Forum
March 31, 2011 — The Institute held its Annual Latin America Economic Forum in Calgary, Canada, on March 27, 2011. The event, sponsored by Scotia Bank, Mercantil, and Bradesco, was well attended, bringing together about 200 senior executives, policymakers, regulators, and key official representatives from the region. This meeting was held alongside the Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank, and provided a forum for productive discussion on the current economic situation in Latin America following a year of strong growth and rising inflationary pressure.
2010 MENA Regional Economic Forum
November 1, 2010 — The IIF held its MENA Regional Economic Forum in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 1-2. The meeting hosted by Bank Audi sal-Audi Saradar Group and held at the Four Seasons hotel gathered about 90 high-level economic and financial professionals of IIF member firms in the MENA region and of global institutions with interest in the region for an exchange of views on global economic and financial prospects in the region.
The two-day event was launched with welcoming remarks from Marwan Ghandour, Vice Chairman, Bank Audi sal-Audi Saradar Group. Phil Suttle, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Economist presented the Institute’s views on the Global Economic Outlook and Matthew Vogel, Head of Emerging EMEA Strategy at Barclays Capital made a presentation on the Outlook for Global Financial Markets.
2010 IIF Latin America Economic Forum
March 21, 2010 — The Institute of International Finance held its Latin America Economic Forum on the occasion of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Cancún, Mexico. The Forum focused on the performance of Latin America through the global financial crisis and its future prospects in an environment of global economic recovery. The event, co-sponsored by Mercantil Financial Services, Banorte, and also McKinsey & Company Colombia, attracted over 200 participants.
2009 MENA Regional Economic Forum
October 12, 2009 — The Institute of International Finance MENA Regional Economic Forum was held in Amman, Jordan, on October 12-13 2009, hosted by Dr. Michel Marto, Chairman of the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance. The Forum featured two distinguished keynote speakers: His Excellency Nader Al Dahabi, Prime Minister of Jordan, and The Honorable Dr. Umayya Toukan, Governor and Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Jordan.
2009 Latin Economic Forum
March 29, 2009 — The Institute of International Finance held its Latin America Economic Forum on the occasion of the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in MedellÃn, Colombia. The Forum focused on the outlook for Latin America against the background of the global financial crisis. The event, hosted by Bancolombia and held at their headquarters, was co-sponsored by both Bancolombia and Mercantil Financial Services and attracted over 200 participants.
2009 Asia Regional Economic Forum
March 10, 2009 — The IIF's Asia Regional Economic Forum, hosted by DBS Bank, was held in Singapore on March 4 and 5, 2009. The Forum brought together over 250 attendees including chief and senior economists from IIF member institutions around the world as well as interested senior bankers. We considered the global outlook and its implications for Asia, reviewed the prospects for the region, and focused on special topics, including a central bankers' panel on monetary policy in practice, linkages between Asia and Latin America and the Middle East, and asset management in uncertain times.
2008 Latin American Regional Economic Forum
April 6, 2008 — The Institute of International Finance presented its Latin America Economic Forum on the occasion of the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Miami, Florida. The Forum focused on the outlook for Latin America against the background of recent global economic and financial developments. The event, held at the InterContinental Hotel, was sponsored by Mercantil Financial Services and attracted over 150 participants.
2007 MENA Regional Economic Forum
November 16, 2007 — The IIF held its fourth MENA Regional Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 7-8, 2007. The Forum, which was sponsored by the National Commercial Bank (NCB) and held at the Four Seasons Hotel, attracted close to 100 participants from within the region and beyond. The Opening Address was delivered by Mr. Abdulkareem Abu Al Nasr, Chief Executive Officer of NCB, who introduced the first Keynote Speaker, H.E. Sheikh Hamad Al Sayari, Governor of the Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency.
Presentations and discussions about issues in the global economy, with a focus on recent financial market turmoil, the growing influence of China, and the outlook for the world oil market, were highlighted in the opening sessions on the first day. This was followed by two roundtables that looked at the risks and opportunities for individual countries in the MENA region. Gerd Haeusler of Lazard Freres and Richard Gnodde of Goldman Sachs delivered the Keynote Addresses at lunch and dinner, respectively.
2007 Asia Regional Economic Forum
October 3, 2007 — The IIF held the first Asia Regional Economic Forum in Mumbai, India, on September 19-20, 2007. The Forum was sponsored by the State Bank of India (SBI) and held at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, which was founded in 1846. The event attracted more than 100 participants from around the region and the Opening Address was delivered by Mr. O.P. Bhatt, Chairman of SBI.
The Forum was organized to review and discuss key issues in the global economy, the regional economy and the Indian economy. A dinner hosted by Mr. Bhatt was held after the first day at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel. Mr. M. Damodaran, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, delivered the Keynote Address at the dinner.
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