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X-WR-CALNAME:Bank Financing vs. Venture Capital in MENA: Are the Lines Bl
 urring?
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SUMMARY:Bank Financing vs. Venture Capital in MENA: Are the Lines Blurrin
 g?
LOCATION:Ghurnata - Terrace Stage\, Ghurnata\, Cairo
DESCRIPTION:With Akmal ElHak\, Fadi Antaki\, Mohamed Aladdin\, Omar Elshe
 nety\, Germine Bouchnack.\n\nFor decades\, bank financing and venture cap
 ital in MENA have operated in largely separate worlds\; one focused on st
 ability\, and predictable cash flows\, the other on risk\, scalability\, 
 and high-growth potential. Yet the lines between these two systems are be
 ginning to blur as startups mature faster\, SMEs digitize their operation
 s\, and financial institutions rethink their role in supporting innovatio
 n-led growth.\nThis session explores whether MENA’s capital stack is fina
 lly moving toward convergence\, and what that means for entrepreneurs\, i
 nvestors\, and lenders alike. It will unpack emerging hybrid models\, the
  growing role of alternative lending and fintech-driven credit solutions\
 , and whether traditional banks are becoming more venture-like or whether
  VCs are starting to adopt more disciplined\, bank-like approaches in res
 ponse to market realities.\n\nhttps://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/age
 nda/bank-financing-vs-venture-capital-in-mena-are-the-lines-blurring
URL:https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/bank-financing-vs-vent
 ure-capital-in-mena-are-the-lines-blurring
CATEGORIES:Capital & Growth
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