The Euromoney Conference, a world leading organizer of conferences for cross-border investment and capital markets, held a reception party Monday on the 12th session of its annual conference due on Tuesday.

The two-day conference will consider indicators of the economic performance and investment opportunities.

The key Egyptian governmental leaders, from the Prime Minister down, will outline their plans for 2008.

A number of Egyptian and foreign experts will take part in the conference to discuss the issues of the Egyptian economy including growth rates, inflation, employment, money markets, credit, small and medium-scale enterprises and the direct investments.

Euromoney said Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif will attend the closing session of the conference on Wednesday.

According to Euromoney, the Egyptian economy realized a remarkable growth in the volume of the foreign direct investments (FDIs) in 2006. The banking, construction, and real estate sectors also grew up.

A workshop on the sidelines of the conference will be held about the Gulf investments in Egypt.

Another workshop will be organized on the role played by the media in the international trade and investment.

Real estate investments fund's role in the economy will be tackled in a workshop, and opportunities to establish such funds in Egypt will be discussed in the workshop.