Shaikha Al-Essa, Manager of Public Relations and Corporate Communications at Kuwait Banking Association, announced KBA’s participation as a strategic partner in the “Kuwait: Towards a Digital Economy” conference organized by The Business Year, a global group specialized in economic news and research, in partnership with the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority. Kuwait (KDIPA), on Wednesday, March 8th, at the Four Seasons Hotel in the capital, Kuwait.
Al-Essa explained 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 entrepreneurial sector.
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 seminars. Discussion 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.
Among the keynote speakers at the conference were His Excellency the Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Mazen Saad Al-Nahedh, His Excellency the Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Mr. Basil Ahmed Al-Haroun, the Director General of the Direct Investment Promotion Authority, Sheikh Dr. Mishaal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Banks Association, Chairman The Board of Directors of the Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmed Duaij Al-Sabah, the Group CEO by designation, and the Group Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions at Kuwait Finance House, Abdul Wahhab Issa Al-Rashoud – discussing the tools and strategies applied in the local economy development plans and the digital transformation in the banking sector.
It is worth noting that The Business Year is preparing to launch its report on the State of 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: thebusinessyear.com.
