Sheikha Al-Essa, Director of Public Relations and Institutional Communication at the Kuwait Banking Association, announced the union’s participation as a strategic partner in the Kuwait Conference: Towards a Digital Economy, which is organized by The Business Year, a global group specialized in economic news and research, in partnership with the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA). Tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Four Seasons Hotel in the capital, Kuwait. Stressing that the conference aims to review and discuss the main areas of the Kuwaiti economy, such as digital transformation, practices and developments related to sustainability and the role of the entrepreneurship sector, and a panel discussion will be held dealing with Fintech and the future of financing, and another will be held to discuss innovation and small and medium enterprises as a basic pillar for the growth of Kuwait. Representatives from the public and private sectors and elite officials, leaders, innovators, investors and entrepreneurs from various sectors of the economy represented in financial technology, environmental, social and institutional governance, and small and medium enterprises will participate in the conference to discuss joint opportunities related to developments in the field of digital transformation, through a number of Panel discussions included in the conference. The conference will provide the opportunity for participants to discuss the most important relevant topics, and highlight the status of the Kuwaiti economy in the global business community, in line with Kuwait’s vision and its prominent position on the map of financial and economic centers. The Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Basil Al-Haroun, and the Director General of the Direct Investment Promotion Authority, Sheikh Dr. Mishaal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Banking Association, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmed Duaij Al-Sabah, Acting Group CEO and Group Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions at Kuwait Finance House, Abdul Wahhab Al-Rashoud, discussing the tools and strategies applied in the plans for the development of the local economy and digital transformation in the banking sector. It is worth noting that The Business Year is preparing to launch its report on Kuwait for the year 2023, which is its latest publication on the economies of the Gulf region. The digital version of The Business Year: Kuwait 2023 will soon be available across all major business information platforms and the website.
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