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and the rising demand for renewable sources of

energy.”

In the first panel discussion, ‘Economic Frontiers:

Navigating the Global Landscape in 2024 and Beyond',

speakers included Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Special

Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Development and Executive Director, International

Monetary Fund; Chris Williamson, Chief Business

Economist at Standard & Poor's Markets Intelligence;

and Andrew Torre, Regional President of Visa for the

Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

region. The session was moderated by Ziad Daoud, Chief

Emerging Markets Economist, Bloomberg Economics,

and highlighted the importance of strategic economic

diversification, innovation ecosystems and the role of

foreign investments. It also discussed emerging

industries, investment opportunities, and the role of the

Middle East in the rapidly evolving international

business environment.

In panel two, ‘MENA Economic Outlook: Adapting to

New Global Realities', Dr. Hala Elsaid, Minister of

Planning and Economic Development of Egypt, Roberta

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