Speaker Profile

Mahmoud Hadhoud - Ministry of Finance of Egypt

Head of Bank Finance & Investment

Mahmoud is a Head of Bank Finance and Investment Unit at Egypt's Ministry of Finance, where he serves as a consultant to the Minister of Finance on various financial and investment policies. As head of the unit, he oversees state-owned enterprise offerings and capital markets transactions, monitors the Ministry's investment portfolio domestically and internationally, coordinates bilateral and syndicated financing arrangements, supports financial restructuring of SOEs, and provides strategic recommendations to the Minister and senior leadership. During his tenure at the ministry, he oversaw the Government's IPO program and asset sale initiatives, participating in landmark transactions including the E-Finance IPO, stake sales in Abu Qir Fertilizers and Telecom Egypt, among other equity transactions. He has structured and closed $7.5 billion in commercial financing, including sustainable and Islamic solutions, and participated in several ECA backed transactions for major infrastructure projects. He has driven financial restructuring initiatives for key state-owned entities including EGPC, NIB, EEHC and MSMEDA. He also served as a member on the national committee overseeing Egypt's transition plan from LIBOR and currently serve as a member of Egypt’s external debt committee. Previously, he spent over four years in the banking sector at QNB Egypt and Crédit Agricole Egypt.

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Sukuk vs Islamic Loans: Choosing the Right Instrument

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM 22/06/26

How deep is Islamic loan liquidity today, and how does the loan market compare to the sukuk market in terms of access, cost, and execution risk?
Why are more borrowers - from Africa, Europe, Turkey, and Asia - adding Islamic tranches or issuing debut sukuk, and what's driving that decision?
Structuring the deal: key considerations in Murabaha, other loan formats, and sukuk structures for new and repeat issuers
What's still missing? Guarantees, insurance, credit enhancement, and the infrastructure needed to bring more borrowers to market

Middle East & Africa Sovereigns: The Next Phase of Market Development

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM 23/06/26

Joharah Ballroom 1

How are sovereigns across MENA and Africa balancing market access versus pricing discipline in a more volatile yet re-opening market environment?
To what extent are stronger oil revenues, improved liquidity buffers and tools like RCFs offsetting issuance needs — versus new fiscal and refinancing pressures emerging across both regions?
Following recent issuance across the GCC as well as the reopening of several African sovereign markets, what comes next for the sovereign curve across MENA and Africa?
Are current market levels genuinely reflecting underlying credit fundamentals — or primarily liquidity and investor demand?
How resilient have markets been through recent shocks — does this reflect structural strength, or liquidity masking underlying risks?
Are longer-dated, local-currency or thematic structures (green, social, sustainability-linked), as well as currency diversification and credit-enhanced formats, gaining traction across the regions?

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