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Dubai's growth to be in focus at DIFC Week
DIFC Week, DIFC's prestigious annual programme of conferences featuring some of the world's foremost financial and economic leaders, will kick off on Sunday under the theme "Sustaining our Oasis of Prosperity in a Turbulent World".
- Staff Report
- Published: 23:35 November 20, 2008
Dubai: DIFC Week, DIFC's prestigious annual programme of conferences featuring some of the world's foremost financial and economic leaders, will kick off on Sunday under the theme "Sustaining our Oasis of Prosperity in a Turbulent World".
Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Vice Chairman of the UAE Central Bank will open the event that is devoted to discussing regional growth prospects in the light of current global developments.
"DIFC Week provides a platform for thought leaders from the region and across the world to engage in a discussion on the critical issues determining our region's future. As developed markets go through a period of financial stress, DIFC Week gives us a chance to discuss strategies for sustaining regional growth. It also gives us a platform for sharing insights and ideas on how we can convert the challenges that the crisis brings into opportunities," said Bin Sulaiman.
The speakers' list includes prominent statesmen, financial experts corporate executives and academics such as Dr Josef Ackermann, chairman of the management board and the group executive committee of Deutsche Bank AG; Mohammad Al Abbar, member of the Dubai Executive Council and chairman of Emaar Properties; Prince Mohammad K.A. Al Faisal, president and CEO of Al Faisaliah Group Holding; Nasser Al Shaikh, director-general of the Dubai Department of Finance; Sameer Al Ansari, executive chairman and chief executive of Dubai International Capital LLC; Peter Oppenheimer, Partner and Global Strategist at Goldman Sachs, and others.
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