De Soto attends First Euromoney Housing Finance Conference on “A house for every citizen

The 2017 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research goes to Hernando de Soto

The Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research is the most prominent international award in entrepreneurship research with a price sum of EUR 100,000. De Soto’s analyses have had tremendous influence on policy throughout the world and were a main source of inspiration for the World Bank’s Doing Business program. Read More

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Hernando de Soto Peru Institute for Liberty and Democracy For developing a new understanding of the institutions that underpin the informal economy as well as the role of property rights and entrepreneurship in converting the informal economy into the formal sector. Read More

January 20, 2007 - Mr. de Soto visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 15 and 17 January 2007 to attend the First Euromoney Housing Finance Conference: “A house for every citizen – turning vision into reality”

The event was attended by important government official including:

HE Dr. Ibrahim Abdulaziz bin Abdulah Al-Assaf, Minister of Finance
HE Khalid M. Algosaibi, Minister of Economy and Planning
HE Dr Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al-Akkas, Minister of Social Affairs
HE Mr. Iyad bin Amin Madani, Minister of Culture & Information.

In addition to these officials, there were people representing the private sector and the international community.

The 2017 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research goes to Hernando de Soto

2017 Award Winner

De Soto attends First Euromoney Housing Finance Conference on “A house for every citizen – turning vision into reality”