East Africa Property Investors Summit

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East Africa has shown great potential for investors, with a vibrant property sector driven by economic growth, strong regional based trade and the prospect of future mineral revenues. While growth has slowed in many commodity linked markets in Africa, non-commodity driven markets, particularly in East Africa, have continued to perform well.

The Annual East Africa Property Investment (EAPI) Summit will be held on 6-7 April at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. It will once again bring together global property investors and professionals in the real estate sector.

We will be hosting a panel discussion on financial flexibility at the conference. During this session, our experts will explore the various funding solutions available within the real estate sector and how these can benefit developers and investors, in the uncertain markets expected over the next economic cycle.

Key points that will be covered in the panel discussion:

• Various funding options available across the continent.
• Critical requirements when it comes to providing funding in Africa.
• Financing structures adapted to take cognisance of interest rate cycles & markets behaving differently in the East African countries.
• Funding challenges anticipated for 2016 and the potential solutions.

Our delegates at the summit will include:

• Gary Garrett, Head of Real Estate Finance
• Gerhard Zeelie, Head of Real Estate Finance (Rest of Africa)
• Kwame Parker, Head of Power and Infrastructure, East Africa
• Jibran Qureshi, Economist, East Africa

For more on Standard Bank Group’s Real Estate capabilities, click here.