The conference will provide a platform for local and international scholars and prefessionals to convue, discuss, and share new and different perspectives regarding issues, challenges and inovations in the Islamic and conventional microfinance. The web site is no longer available.

The Ukrainian Banking Forum is a unique opportunity to meet with leading Ukrainian and international bankers, analysts and economists and banking regulators - all under one roof.

Key Issues to be discussed at this year’s event will include: • How do lenders view the syndicated loan market in CEE? • What do borrowers expect from their bankers? • What are the preferred structures for leveraged finance? • Will there be a continued dominance of bank loans in the...

Theme: “Catching-Up Strategies after the Crisis” Session 1 - Catching-Up Prospects after the Crisis Panel 1 - Challenges for Monetary Policy in the CESEE Region Session 2 - The New Role of Growth Financing Session 3 - The New Role of Exports Session 4 - The Catching-Up Experience of the...

Topics: - Foreign banks, privatization, domestic mergers and the structure of the banking sector - Assessing banks' financial performance and risks in emerging economies - Competition, efficiency and stability of the banking sector - Banks and the rest of the financial industry in emerging...

In three panel discussions, the conference will explore the challenges facing the Russian Government in building a competitive financial system through its stated twin aims of establishing Moscow as a global financial centre, and the Ruble as a leading reserve currency. An assessment of the...

This year, the Forum programme will consist of three major parts – a Strategy Block, Marketing Block and Product Portfolio Block, which will encompass the entire spectrum of hot topics currently on the agenda of the retail banking community.

Preliminary Programme: Keynote Session Keynote 1: Contagion and Spillovers – the Recent European Experience and the Way Forward Keynote 2: Elections as Confidence Multipliers in Emerging Democracies Session 1: Real Economy Channels of Crisis Transmission Session 2: Financial Sector...

Programme: Session 1) Banking Sector Development and Financial Deepening in Russia Session 2) The Role of Ownership for the Performance of Russian Banks Session 3) Impact of The Global Financial Crisis on Russia [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's...

Bancassurance is an important trend in European banking. It has become a successful distribution model, catering to a specific type of customer and a specific set of needs. Price, but mostly convenience is a differentiating factor for customers who buy insurance through a bank. Opportunities and...