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African Capital Markets

17.06.2010, 20:00 by Daniela Richter

From top left to bottom right: Prof. Ursula Walther delivering welcoming address, Jens Schleuniger presenting the world‘s most dynamic economies: Think ‘BRINC‘, Hanns Martin Hagen on the KfW Fund for African businesses, (4) Informal Get-Together afterwards.

On 17th June, 2010 Prof. Dr. Walther, Karl Friedrich Hagenmüller Professor of Financial Risk Management at Frankfurt School opened the panel discussion on African Capital Markets. Our distinguished guest speakers were Mr. Jens Schleuniger, fund manager of DWS Invest Africa LC, and Mr. Hanns Martin Hagen, Chief Financial Sector Economist at KfW Development Bank. Kindly find below the presentations of the guest speakers who can be directly contacted in case of further questions.

Financing Renewable Energies in Latin America

10.06.2010, 17:22 by Daniela Richter

On June 9th, 2010, we welcomed Dr. Christian Sigrist (KfW Development Bank, Head of Division Financial Sector and Economic Infrastructure Latin America and the Caribbean), and Dr. Dunja Hoffmann (GTZ advisor for Renewable Energies) at Frankfurt School to discuss the role of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean. The presentations can be downloaded here.

Ethiopia - Country of tomorrow?

06.05.2010, 17:00 by Savas Bayram

Financial & Business Access and Capability in Ethiopia

Financial & Business Access and Capability in Ethiopia

The student initiative FS-GMF-Middle-East-Platform is glad to arrange"Ethiopia - Country of tomorrow?" to FS students and staff on the 06th of May 2010.

Agenda:

17.00 - 17.15 Introduction & Opening Remarks
Prof. Dr. Udo Steffens 
President of Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

17.15 - 17.45 Keynote Speaker
Consulate General of Ethiopia - Frankfurt am Main

17.45 - 18.05 Impulse Statement I
Burkhard Hinz
Head of East-Africa - KfW Entwicklungsbank

18.05 - 18.25 Impulse Statement II
Dr. Regina Fein
Professorship geographic development engineering - University Bayreuth

18.25 - 18.40 Impulse Statement III
Friedrich Verspohl
Senior Relationship Manager - Commerzbank AG

18.40 - 19.10 Questions & Answers Session

19.10 - 19.30 Resumee

19.30 - open end

Impression-Session followed by a reception with Ethiopian cuisine

Info & registration : savas.bayram@fs-students.de