IRAQ FINANCE 2017

IRAQ FINANCE 2017

Preliminary Agenda

IRAQ FINANCE

The Macroeconomic View- addressing challenges and opportunities


Central Bank plans for banking sector reform and development

Iraq’s public finances: revenue generation, fiscal federalism and budgetary constraints

Strategies for Iraq: stability, returns and attracting foreign investment

Improvement of import/export regulations

TBI’s effective contribution to Iraq’s financial system

How can foreign banks contribute to the development of Iraq’s financial sector?

Global leaders entering Iraq - how will a global giant bank alter the banking landscape?

Striving towards membership of WTO


The Banking Sector

Advancing the role of domestic lenders and encouraging foreign companies to enter the market


CBI’s monetary and fiscal policies to strengthen the financial sector

Restructuring of state-owned banks: Rafidain and Rasheed Banks

Measures to bolster financial stability

The role Iraq’s banks can play in the growth and development of the private sector

Funding opportunities for the private sector

Improving public financial management - challenges and opportunities

Achieving the operational independence of Iraq’s private banks: how to create a level playing field between state-owned banks and Iraqi private banks

The role and prospects of Islamic banking in Iraq

Improving the climate for foreign investors


Improving the business environment & strengthening the economy

Opportunities and reforms needed to enable strong economic growth and a well-developed financial system


The establishment of a National Investment Fund (NIF) to support Iraq’s private sector: reality or illusion?

Governance issues: tackling bureaucracy, Iraq’s complex political situation and legacies of prevailing state intervention

Accounting / Auditing: developing skills to IFRSA desired standards and increasing the number of trained Iraqi accountants

Eliminating exchange restrictions

Transparency: ensuring transparency in the banking sector; mechanisms for banks to identify creditworthy clients

Improving the regulatory framework to protect investors and ensure a fair, efficient and transparent market

Expanding bilateral investment agreements

Implementation of effective risk management procedures in the Iraqi financial institutions to achieve organisational objectives and long-term superior performance

Insurance: new models and requirements

Measures against money-laundering and corruption


Capital Markets the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX)

Development of capital markets – the engine of growth for Iraq’s redevelopment


Developing Iraq’s capital markets - milestones reached and future challenges; increasing the ISX’s overall market capitalisation

Revival and the development of the Iraqi securities market

Legislative and regulatory changes for transparency and for protection of investors

Increasing the issuance of medium/long-term notes and bonds by the GOI from current maturities beyond one year

Implementing government incentives to encourage private companies to list on the ISX

Opportunities for a potential secondary market for SMEs


Energy & Infrastructure Finance

Managing risk and maximising opportunity in Iraq’s projects markets


Iraqi Oil: growth, investment opportunities and new financing models

The opportunities for international investors to contribute in the current oil projects

Financing Iraq’s infrastructure: the role of government, domestic institutions and international lenders

Securing alternative sources of capital in the absence of GOI sources - do foreign investors have the interest for Iraq infrastructure development?

Multinationals and the Iraq projects market: perspectives from international financing experts

Public-Private Partnership: the most profitable joint investment projects

Reconstruction: the role of the banking sector in post-war liberated areas


World-Class Solutions & Electronic Banking

Recent developments and priorities to facilitate electronic banking


CBI strategies in adapting innovations in international banking technology to Iraqi standards

Modernising standards for domestic and international payments, clearing and settlement

Status of bank security in Iraq – physical and electronic security

ATMs implementation - challenges and solutions

Electronic banking solutions for a cash rich society

Implementing international regulations for electronic banking to help Iraqi banks work with merchants and payment organisations

Application of recent technological solutions for customers’ security

Business areas in need of IT innovation and development

Electronic and mobile payment solutions: growth, vision and infrastructure




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