Recognising the growing importance of the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region to the global economy, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Tuesday announced a high-level finance and business conference called ‘ the MENASA Forum’, which will be held on 23 and 24 May next month. <br/><br/>This was announced by Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Ahmed Humaid Al Tayer in a press conference in Dubai today. He said that the world is seeing a fundamental restructuring of the global economic system, with emerging markets playing an increasingly significant role. <br/><br/>This shift is affecting economies worldwide, but especially those in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia – a region at the centre of this transformation and one that is well positioned to take advantage of these changes.<br/><br/>Under the theme of ‘Finance for the Next Decade of Growth’, the Forum will look at issues such as regional capital market development, infrastructure finance opportunities, Islamic finance challenges, regional energy needs and the changing role of oil in an increasingly diversified global energy mix. The forum will bring together 250 top policy makers and executives from the region and international financial institutions and regulators to participate in the discussions.