Euromoney Jordan Conference announces Fariz as keynote speaker

AMMAN — Euromoney Conferences, leading organiser of conferences for cross-border investment and capital markets, announced Sunday in a press statement  that Ziad Fariz, governor of the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) and former deputy prime minister and minister of finance, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Euromoney Jordan Conference, speaking on behalf of His Majesty King Abdullah.

Returning to Amman on April 25, 2016, the financial conference will be held under the Patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah and co-hosted by the Ministry of Finance. "Other high-profile keynote speakers include Omar Malhas, minister of finance, Imad Fakhoury, mnister of planning and international cooperation, as well as Nemeh Sabbagh, chief executive officer of Arab Bank," the statement said.

Supported by senior lead sponsor, Arab Bank, and co-sponsors, Jordan Kuwait Bank and Standard Chartered, the Euromoney Jordan Conference will bring together 300 financiers, investors, business leaders, entrepreneurs and government officials to address the development of Jordan’s innovation economy.

Addressing Jordan’s role as a regional hub for entrepreneurship, Fariz will speak about the CBJ’s initiatives to support the development of start-ups and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),as well as their impact on Jordan’s wider economic development.