Country Investment Promotion

“Competition between countries for FDI is increasing all the time. Governments and their Investment Promotion Agencies (IPA’s) must have state of the art initiatives if they are to compete and adapt to the changing conditions. Investment promotion has become a business in its own right. In this marketplace the role of IPA’s in both policy advocacy and the targeting of potential investors is increasing in importance all the time. Identifying new investment project initiatives, creating the internal climate to attract investors and, where necessary, identifying new funding opportunities is critical.

This workshop will discuss the criteria necessary to identify and take advantage of these opportunities and the role of IPA’s in the process.

David Fisher,
Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton
Middle East Advisory Services

09.00 AM
10.00 AM

Country Branding

Once a country identifies what its core or niche investment opportunity is, how does it go about branding itself globally to attract the right kind of investment.  What is nation branding and why is it important? 

The workshop will discuss what is nation branding and why is it important, the criteria used to measure nation branding, How to use nation branding to stimulate and support economic development and provide case studies on both successful and unsuccessful brandings.

Grant Salter
Executive Director
Grant Thornton
Middle East Advisory Services

10.00 AM
11.00 AM

Morning Break 11.00 AM – 11.20 AM

PPP

How governments can structure and develop regulations to attract PPP initiatives.

The workshop will look at best means to structure PPP provide hands on experience and give examples of successful PPP projects.

Will McWilliams,
Partner, Grant Thornton
Middle East Advisory Services

11.20 AM
12.20 PM

Lunch 12.20 AM – 1.00 PM

Islamic Finance

To introduce Islamic Finance and brief mention of why Islamic Finance was not affected by the financial crisis. Highlight various financial products under Islamic Finance and discuss their benefits and features. Look at Sukuks in details and provide walk through examples.  Look at Sukuks and infrastructure development projects including recent developments in Sukuks.

Khurram Bhatti, Audit Partner, Grant Thornton UAE and Azerbaijan

We will confirm the AIM Workshop Leaders' Profiles in upcoming announcements. Please check our Announcement page for updates.

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