12 February 2012, Dubai. The 8th Annual Project Finance Forum taking place on 29 - 30 May 2012 at Dubai  will bring together key decision makers and industry experts from Middle East to explore economic challenges, political barriers, future predictions and governmental policies regarding project finance.

In lieu of the current Euro-crisis, project finance in the Middle East has seen a setback with regards to funding as most of the projects were backed by major lenders in the Europe.

With Basel III implementation on the horizon and the volatile liquidity situation, the 8th Annual Project Finance Forum will look into cases where the industry has worked out alternative solutions to keep funding their projects.

The 8th Annual Project Finance Forum will also delve into the future challenges for long term projects, possibilities and solutions.

Proposed case-studies on Project finance from Islamic Finance Institutes in Qatar include Barzan Gas - Financing Challenges for Waste water Treatment Plants - Bahrain , Shuweihat 3 Independent Power Plant Project - Abu Dhabi ,  Sartorp Project Sukuk for Jubail refinery - Saudi Arabia .

The forum will also provide key models and beneficial inputs to adapt, update and improvise future project financing agendas.

Jonathan Robinson, MD - Head of Project Finance, HSBC - UAE will address the Basel III implementation and its effects on financing project finance. Arab Spring and the future of PPP in Middle East will be broadly elaborated by Atter Ezzat Hannoura, Director PPP Central Unit - Ministry of Finance - Egypt.

This conference aims to provide an overview on Euro-crisis effect Project Finance in Middle East, importance of ECA and Islamic Finance in the current economic climate, the emerging significance of Project Bonds and Debt Capital Markets, alternative financial aids and importance of Export Credit Agencies  in the given crisis and many other.

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