BNP Paribas is a multinational universal bank and financial services holding company headquartered in Paris,France. It was founded in 2000 from the merger of two of France's foremost financial institutions,Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and Paribas. It also incorporates many other major institutions from successive mergers and acquisitions,including Fortis Group in Belgium,Direkt Anlage Bank in Germany,Banca Nazionale del Lavoro in Italy,Banque Générale du Luxembourg in Luxembourg,and Türk Ekonomi Bankasıin Turkey. The Group has also been present in the United States through its subsidiaries Bank of the West until 2023 and First Hawaiian Bank until 2019. With 190,000 employees,the bank is organized into three major business areas:Commercial,Personal Banking &Services (CPBS);Investment &Protection Services (IPS);and Corporate &Institutional Banking (CIB).
The Supreme Council of Antiquities was a department of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture from 1994 to 2011. It was the government body responsible for the conservation,protection and regulation of all antiquities and archaeological excavations in Egypt,and was a reorganization of the Egyptian Antiquities Organisation,under Presidential Decree No. 82 of Hosni Mubarak.
Banque du Liban is the central bank of Lebanon. It was established on August 1,1963,and became fully operational on April 1,1964. In 2023,Wassim Mansouri stepped up as interim governor of the Banque du Liban after Lebanon failed to name a successor to Riad Salameh,whose term finished in July 2023.
Mahmoud Mohieldin, is an economist with more than 30 years of experience in international finance and development. He is the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt. He is an Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund. He has been the United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda since February 2020. He was the Minister of Investment of Egypt from 2004-2010,and most recently,served as the World Bank Group Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda,United Nations Relations and Partnerships. His roles at the World Bank also included Managing Director,responsible for Human Development,Sustainable Development,Poverty Reduction and Economic Management,Finance and Private Sector Development,and the World Bank Institute;World Bank President's Special Envoy on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),the Post-2015 Development Agenda,and Financing for Development;and Corporate Secretary and Executive Secretary to the Development Committee of the World Bank Group's Board of Governors. Dr Mohieldin also served on several Boards of Directors in the Central Bank of Egypt and the corporate sector. He was a member of the Commission on Growth and Development and was selected for the Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2005. His professional experience extends into the academic arena as a Professor of Economics and Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science,Cairo University and as a Visiting Professor at several renowned Universities in Egypt,Korea,the UAE,the UK and the USA. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of Durham University Business School. He also holds leading positions in national,regional and international research centres and associations. He has authored numerous publications and articles in leading journals in the fields of economics,finance and development.
The Planning Commission is a financial and public policy development institution of the Government of Pakistan. The Commission comes under Ministry of Planning,Development and Reforms. The Planning Commission undertakes research studies and state policy development initiatives for the growth of national economy and the expansion of the public and state infrastructure of the country in tandem with the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
Dakahlia Governorate is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 km2. Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura,it got its name from the ancient town of Daqahlah which is located in the modern Damietta Governorate.
BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) is the global investment banking arm of BNP Paribas,the largest banking group in the world. In October 2010,BNP Paribas was ranked by Bloomberg and Forbes as the largest bank and largest company in the world by assets with over US$3.1 trillion. BNP Paribas CIB's main centres are in Paris and London,with large scale operations in New York,Hong Kong,and Singapore,and smaller operations in almost every financial centre in the world. It employs 185,000 people across 56 countries and provides financing,advisory and capital markets services. BNP Paribas CIB is a globally recognised leader in two areas of expertise:trading derivatives on all asset classes,and structured financing. BNP Paribas CIB also has a large corporate advisory network in Europe and Asia. BNP Paribas CIB has 13,000 clients,consisting of companies,financial institutions,governments,investment funds and hedge funds.
Ahmed Abdulrahman Ali Al-Samawi is a Yemeni economist and banker. He was the Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen for thirteen years from May 1997 to April 2010. He was the first to prepare a scientific budget for the Republic of Yemen in 1972. He is currently a member of the 'Consultative' Shura Council of the Republic of Yemen.
The Abu Dhabi Executive Council (ADEC) is the local executive authority of the Government of Abu Dhabi for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It assists the ruler of Abu Dhabi in enforcing local and federal decrees and leading the Abu Dhabi government.
Ahmed Alaeldin Amin Abdelmaksoud ElMaghraby,is an Egyptian-Saudi businessman and former housing minister with the National Democratic Party.
The Ministry of Tourism of Egypt was a part of the Cabinet of Egypt and was responsible for tourism in Egypt. On 14 January 2018,Rania Al-Mashat was appointed Minister of Tourism until December 2019. The Ministry of Tourism then merged with the Ministry of Antiquities with The Minister of Antiquities,Khaled al-Anani becoming the minister of the merged ministry:Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Salman Fazlur Rahman is a Bangladeshi businessman,and a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. He is the Private Industry and Investment Adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the rank of a cabinet minister. Earlier,he served as the private sector development affairs adviser to her. He was ranked 1685th on the list of billionaires in the world published by Beijing-based Hurun Gobal in 2017. He is the vice chairman of BEXIMCO Group,one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh. He was the president of several trade bodies including Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO).
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is the Egyptian government organization which serves to protect and preserve the heritage and ancient history of Egypt. In December 2019 it was merged into the Ministry of Tourism with Khaled al-Anani retaining his function. He was replaced by Ahmed Issa as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in a cabinet reshuffle on 13 August 2022.
United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) is a commercial bank in Bangladesh. It was established in 1983.
Khaled al-Anani is an Egyptian egyptologist and politician. He is the current Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
Ahmed bin Aqil al-Khateeb is a Saudi Arabian bureaucrat who has been serving as Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia since February 2020. He previously led the country's General Entertainment Authority as its inaugural president between May 2016 and June 2018 and was previously Minister of Health from January to April 2015. He is also a former advisor at the Saudi Royal Court and has served as the chairman of Saudi Arabian Military Industries as well as the Saudi Fund for Development.
Rania El-Mashat is an Egyptian economist and politician who is the country's current Minister of International Cooperation and former Minister of Tourism from 2018 until December 2019. She previously held high level positions at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC and at the Central Bank of Egypt.
Ahmed Samir Saleh is an Egyptian politician who is the Minister of Industry and Trade. He was a member of the Egyptian Parliament from 2016 to 2022 and he is Chairman of Chilean-Egyptian Parliamentary Friendship group.
Mahmoud Mostafa Kamal Esmat is an Egyptian politician and the current minister of Public Enterprise since August 2022.
Sok Chenda Sophea is a Cambodian economist and politician who is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was previously Minister attached to the Prime Minister who also served as the Secretary General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).
