Nikos Zaharis, the Director of SEERC, was an invited speaker at the 2008 Regional Finance and Investment Conference for South East Europe, which took place on the 21st and 22nd of October in Thessaloniki. The Regional Finance and Investment Conference for South East Europe is one of the renowned meeting points of the world's business and finance specialists.
Mr Zaharis discussed business opportunities and restraints within Panel IV "Making the Region a Home for World-Class Business", prior to the closing keynote address by the Greek Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Alogoskoufis.
The conference this year continued to examine the key investment opportunities in the countries of South East Europe, bringing together senior government ministers and local business entrepreneurs with international investors. The audience was over 500 strong with representation from the key economies in the region and international delegations from over 30 countries worldwide.
Key topics discussed in 2008 include:
- What does the global economic slowdown and credit crises mean for the region?
- Investment flows
- Infrastructure and how to fund it when credit is tight
- Making the region a home for world class business
- Capital markets
- The region as an energy hub
- Private equity opportunities
- Banking and monetary policy in the region
- What will the region look like in 2015?
To view the programme of the conference please click here.
