The Euromoney Conferences MENA Podcast

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Euromoney Conference's Online Channel Monthly MENA Podcast – hosted by Richard Banks. Each month Richard is joined by guests to discuss business, finance and policy in the MENA region. Designed to complement the live events run by Euromoney – this podcast gives further nuanced and in-depth analysis of strategic issues of importance to those involved with the economic direction of this vital and fascinating region.

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Episodes

Episode 11: Papyrus - Egypt's New Investment Fund

This week we welcome Karim Helal, to tell all about Egypt's new Investment Fund: Papyrus.

Jun 20, 2014•22 min

Episode 10:Going South with Invest Africa

InvestAfrica’s COO, Raya Hubbell, joins me on the occasion of the opening of their Dubai Chapter to look at how best to access Africa.

May 23, 2014•24 min

Episode 9: Saudi & Egypt to go – we’re the bread in a regional sandwich

Not one, but two guests on the podcast this week! Richard interviews Chris Innes-Hopkins of the Saudi-British Joint Business Council, and Angus Blair drops by for a quick talk about Egypt.

May 15, 2014•26 min

Episode 8: Sussing out Saudi Arabia

Richard is joined by John Sfakianakis of MASIC to discuss everything Saudi Arabia, previewing our two conferences in May. For more information visit www.euromoneyconfeerences.com

Apr 21, 2014•30 min

Episode 7:Talking Turkey – election special!

We're joined by Alper Ince from PAAMCO in California to discuss the economic and financial meaning of the recent elections in Turkey. Is the worst over for this vital emerging market? Find out by listening…

Apr 03, 2014•23 min

Episode 6: Where in the world is Ostrowski? Russian regions, Crimea and global investor sentiment

Chris Ostrowski, Euromoney’s man in places nobody has heard of, joins us for a trans-Siberian tour and discussion on the meaning of Crimea for investors in Russia.

Mar 28, 2014•24 min

Episode 5: Not Ukraine, but Sukuk.

This week: Dan Alderson of IFIS and I discuss: Gulf diplomacy and the markets, Sukuk in Q1 & Q2 and the prospects for islamic capital markets in Turkey. I talk about IPOs. Dan doesn’t.

Mar 14, 2014•20 min

Episode 4: Bahrain – the post-conference view.

In this week’s rather breathless podcast I ran out of the Bahrain conference to talk to Mazin Manna, CEO of Citi Bahrain and Hasan Haider, CEO of Tenmou. The contrast between a global giant and a local angel investing minnow highlights the wonderful diversity which exists in the financial world. To outsiders its monolithic and homogenous – to those inside the business it is anything but. Both my guests are young, dynamic and good speakers. I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I did talk...

Mar 07, 2014•23 min

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