| MEDA Finance 09 - 1st Euro-Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition on Donor Funding, Banking and Novel Financial Instruments | |
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The 1st Euro-Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition on Donor Funding, Banking and Novel Financial Instruments (MEDA Finance 09) was held on September 30th and October 1st in the Nile Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Prominent and distinguished speakers such as H.E. Rachid Mohammed Rachid, Minister of Trade and Industry, who delivered the keynote address for H.E. Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt, as well as Philippe de Fontaine Vive, 1st Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and H.E. Marc Franco, Head of the EC Delegation. Furthermore Mr. Gamal El Zorba, Cairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries, BUSINESSMED and Med Alliance and the Swedish ambassador H.E. Malin Kärre, presenting the Swedish EU presidency, spoke at the event. Public and private donors from all major European countries, the United States and multilateral institutions like the World Bank were presenting their financial tools for the MEDA region in panel discussions. In addition to the conference, there was the presentation of the “Mare Nostrum” (Mediterranean Blue) award, that was granted conjointly to Mr. Philippe de Fontaine Vive of EIB and Mr. Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of the German Arab Chamber of Industry & Commerce, for their continuous efforts for better North-South economic integration. The exhibition served as a networking platform for new ties between the institutions and their industry counterparts |

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