• Paddy Padmanathan, president and chief executive of Acwa Power, right, and Nizar Al Adsani, chief executive of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, on the sidelines of the Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Paddy Padmanathan, president and chief executive of Acwa Power, right, and Nizar Al Adsani, chief executive of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, on the sidelines of the Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Bader Saeedal Lamki, director at Masdar Clean Energy, centre, emphasises a point during a panel discussion on ‘The Future of Energy’ at the Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Bader Saeedal Lamki, director at Masdar Clean Energy, centre, emphasises a point during a panel discussion on ‘The Future of Energy’ at the Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Former US secretary of state Colin Powell, second right, talks with Nasser Ahmed Alsowaidi, chairman of National Bank of Abu Dhabi, as they attend the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Former US secretary of state Colin Powell, second right, talks with Nasser Ahmed Alsowaidi, chairman of National Bank of Abu Dhabi, as they attend the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Rafi Baghdjian, chief operating officer at Shell Abu Dhabi, right, and Nizar Al Adsani, chief executive of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, during a panel discussion ‘The Future of Energy’. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Rafi Baghdjian, chief operating officer at Shell Abu Dhabi, right, and Nizar Al Adsani, chief executive of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, during a panel discussion ‘The Future of Energy’. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, prepares to deliver his keynote speech at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, prepares to deliver his keynote speech at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Hussain Al Nowais, the chairman of Senaat, delivers a speech at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Hussain Al Nowais, the chairman of Senaat, delivers a speech at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Nasser Ahmed Alsowaidi, chairman of National Bank of Abu Dhabi, delivers his keynote speech at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Nasser Ahmed Alsowaidi, chairman of National Bank of Abu Dhabi, delivers his keynote speech at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Alex Thursby, the chief executive National Bank of Abu Dhabi, delivers a speech at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Alex Thursby, the chief executive National Bank of Abu Dhabi, delivers a speech at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Ahmed Al Sayegh, the chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market, delivers his keynote address at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Ahmed Al Sayegh, the chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market, delivers his keynote address at the opening of Global Financial Markets Forum. Silvia Razgova / The National

Global Financial Markets Forum opens in Abu Dhabi – in pictures


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The seventh Global Financial Markets Forum organised by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi opened March 1 to discuss major challenges and opportunities in the world economy from the perspectives of regulators, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, bankers and politicians.