Financial experts probe ways to bolster growth.MANAMA: Leading global assets manager Robeco held a one-day conference at the Banyan banyan (băn`yən), species of fig (Ficus bengalensis) of the family Moraceae (mulberry family), native to India, where it is venerated. Its seeds usually germinate in the branches of some tree where they have been dropped by birds. Tree Desert Spa and Resort. The conference, which followed the CBB's 9th GCC GCC: see Gulf Cooperation Council. (compiler, programming) GCC - The GNU Compiler Collection, which currently contains front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj, etc). Banking conference, was held under the theme: "Searching for growth". The private and select gathering of around 50 senior figures from Gulf-based central banks This is a list of central banks. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z , sovereign wealth funds Sovereign wealth fund (SWF) (Sovereign wealth funds) is a fund owned by a state composed of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, property or other financial instruments. , banks, and other financial institutions, aimed to identify opportunities for growth amid the global economic downturn, and to address challenges for the 21st century. "This event brought together some of the regions most influential investors with strong and provoking contributions from Robeco's top management, Dr Martin Feldstein Martin Stuart "Marty" Feldstein (born November 25, 1939 in New York City) is an American economist. He is currently the George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University, and the president and CEO of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). and Dr Nasser Al Kaud," said Robeco Middle East chief executive officer Mr Hansen-Luke. "We hope to have worked with the participants to set their investment agenda for 2009 through the contributions from all of the speakers and experts at our conference, as investment decision made now will be amongst the most important for the decade." The conference included four plenary sessions in the morning: Global opportunities: the international perspective, Global opportunities: as seen from the Middle East, Alternatives and absolute returns and Searching for growth: when will the US lead us out of global recession? The afternoon sessions comprised two workshops on: which alternatives show absolute returns without market growth? and Ethical investing ethical investing See social investing. , followed by a debate on Flight or fight: bonds or equities. Speakers were led by Harvard Professor and president and chief executive officer of the National Bureau of Economic Research The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a "private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization" dedicated to studying the science and empirics of economics, especially the American economy. Dr Feldstein. Dr Feldstein, who was also a keynote speaker for the 9th GCC Banking Conference, was previously chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and former US president Ronald Reagan's chief economic adviser. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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