​This year, the IFN Forum Egypt will be held on 8 December 2014, The main theme of the conference will be the "Developments in Egypt’s evolving economic landscape and opportunities in key African Markets"

Bishr Shiblaq, head of our Dubai Office, will be a speaker during the IFN Forum in Egypt.

His panel will discuss "The African Investment Landscape: Attracting Inward Investment and Cross Border Collaboration"

Indeed, growing trade and investment relationships between African nations and key Islamic finance jurisdictions is a key element in developing the rate of cross border Islamic finance activity in Africa.

This session will focus on current collaborative partnerships and transactions and what the future holds for inward Islamic investments into Africa. What will 2015 hold for Islamic investors and funds managers? Which asset classes and markets are foreign investors looking at and why?

How does Africa compare with other emerging regions and how can it effectively compete for international investment?What tax, legal and regulatory reform is needed to spur foreign investment?What can Commodity Murabahah and trade finance offer African SMEs?Outlook for Shariah compliant real estate, equity funds and ETFsDiscussing investment strategies and product trends for 2015Growth of the private banking and wealth management sector in Africa

To get the full programme, visit this link:IFN Forum Egypt 2014 website