“International Conference on Banking, Finance and Business” Research Gathering at CBFS, Muscat

The Business Studies Department representative, Mr Mohammed Al Sakiti, presented a research paper titled “Building a Sustainable Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: A Reflection of the Pivotal Domains in Oman Context” in the International Conference of Banking, Finance and Business, at the College of Banking and Financial Studies, Muscat. The conference was organised for two days, from 24th April 2019 to 25th April 2019. 

The conference was attended by many researchers and academicians from different countries, including UAE, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, UK, Germany, France and India. On the first day of the conference, three keynote speeches were presented by H.E. Tahir Al Amri, Executive President of the Central Bank of Oman, Prof. Lim Kian Guam, Professor of Finance at the Singapore Management University, and Prof. Zahir Irani, Professor and Executive Dean, Faculty of Management and Law at the University of Bradford, UK. The keynote speeches were followed by parallel track sessions in three different research themes namely; Banking, Finance and Business.

On the second day of the conference, three keynote speeches were presented by Dr Ronald Bradfield, Director of the Strathclyde Business School, UAE campus, Dr Said Al Saqri, Chairperson of Oman Economic Association, and Prof. M. Thenmozhi, Director of the National Institute of Securities Markets in Mumbai, India. Then, there were research paper presentations on the key themes of the conference. 

At the end of the conference, Dr Khalfan Al Barwani, Chairman of CBFS Board of Directors, and Dr Nasser Al-Mawali, Dean of CBFS, distributed certificates of appreciation to all paper presenters.