Manama : The 23rd edition of the World Islamic Banking Conference will take place at the Art Rotana, Amwaj Islands in Muharraq, Bahrain in the first week of December.
The conference will be held on December 5-7 with the strategic partnership of the Central Bank of Bahrain, CPI Financial News reported.
Being home to some dedicated Islamic Banks, as well as Islamic window operations offered through conventional banks, makes Bahrain one of the biggest markets in the GCC. With a great demand for Islamic finance products in the GCC, Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA),Dr. Ahmed Al-Kholifey will be delivering keynote speech on the opneing day of the conference to provide better insight into the opportunities available in this region.
The conveners of WIBC, Middle East Global Advisors (MEGA) have partnered with a powerful lineup of premier organizations.
They include Bahrain Economic Development Board, Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA), World Gold Council, GFH Financial Group, Khaleeji Commercial Bank, Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB), Al Salam Bank Bahrain, Boubyan Bank, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad (BIBD), Simply Shari’ah Human Capital.
This is in addition to Bank of Khartoum International (BOKi), Thomson Reuters, Ithmaar Bank, Grant Thornton, Al Baraka Banking Group, Ernst & Young, Islamic International Arab Bank (IIAB), Path Solutions, Luxembourg for Finance, Natixis, Capital Intelligence, S&P Global Ratings, Eiger Trading Advisors Ltd, SAB IT, Shari’ah Review Bureau, Deloitte, ELIAN, AAFAQ Centre for Research in Islamic Economy, DDCAP Group, Fitch Ratings, Bank AlKhair and many other firms—SM/IINA