Euromoney Jordan Conferences to return to Amman

AMMAN — Euromoney Conferences,  the world’s leading organiser of conferences for cross-border investment and capital markets, announced this week in a press statement that it is returning to Amman on April 25, 2016.

Euromoney will relaunch its annual financial conference, which was last held in 2012. This year’s conference, titled “Finance for an Invigorated Economy”, will be held under the Royal patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah and co-hosted by the Ministry of Finance.

The conference, supported by senior lead sponsor Arab Bank and co-sponsor, Jordan Kuwait Bank, will bring together 300 financiers, investors, business leaders, entrepreneurs and government officials to address the development of Jordan’s innovation economy, the statement said.

This one-day conference will examine Jordan's economic outlook, exploring macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges the country faces, as well as assessing the role of the financial sector in the country's wider economic development.

The conference will also address Jordan’s growing role as a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation in the region. Topics will include micro- and SME-financing and the development of the innovation and digital ecosystem in Jordan.

Keynote addresses will be delivered by Finance Minister Omar Malhas, and Planning and International Cooperation Minister Imad Fakhoury.