The market outlook for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the impact of the unfolding of the latest developments in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen and Bahrain on the regional markets will be deliberated upon by the experts during the annual capital markets and investor relations conference takes place in Manama on March 2nd.
ARINDON, the Bahrain based Investor Relations Company, announced that its annual capital markets and investor relations conference would will take place as scheduled on Wednesday, 2nd March in Bahrain.
Aimed at promoting transparency and investor relations best practice, this year’s event is supported by Mumtalakat, the investment arm of the Kingdom of Bahrain and BATELCO, Bahrain’s leading Telecommunications Company.
The conference consists of five expert panels where industry leaders engage in thought provoking discussions on current market concerns for issuers, investors and regulators. This is particularly timely following the aftermath of the global debt crisis and notwithstanding the recent wave of developments across the region.
The panel discussion on capital markets developments of capital markets in 2011 in terms of new bond issuance, interaction with regulators, analysts and rating agencies will be deliberated upon by experts. The issue of why are ratings important to both debt and equity investors alike will be discussed.
The issues related to investors relations within private equity and what are the biggest challenges facing PE firms looking to invest in the region will be among the main features of the conference. In addition, investors relations in wake of the lessons learned from Asia, ME and Europe will be covered with a focus on what is the downside risk.
“We are thankful to Mumtalakat and BATELCO who are strong advocates of increasing levels of transparency and corporate governance. We also appreciate the continued support of Securities & Investments Company (SICO), Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and Al Baraka Banking Group for making this event possible each year” said Anthea Ameer, MD ARINDON.
Batelco Group General Manager Media Relations Ahmed Al Janahi said that Batelco was very pleased to support ARINDON in their efforts to raise awareness for the need for transparency and best practices in the region. ARINDON’s commitment to setting high standards that elevate the region’s practices to the levels required by investors around the globe is admirable.”
“At Batelco we have implemented best practice Corporate Governance initiatives throughout the Company including in the key area of Investor Relations,” Al Janahi added.
Leading institutions participating in the conference include Tadhamon Capital, HSBC, Standard Chartered, Central Bank of Bahrain, Bahrain Bourse, FitchRatings, NCB Capital, Arcapita, Addax, Citi, Rasmala Investment Bank, Al-Rajhi Capital, SICO and DIB.