Press Releases from MEGA Events (15 total)
The World Islamic Banking Conference to be held in London
Bahrain Financial Services Development announced as
Jurisdiction Partner at
The 1st Annual World Islamic Banking Conference: European Summit
The 1st Annual World Islamic Banking Conference: European Summit (Euro WIBC) will be launched in London on 8th July 2008.
Over the past 15 years the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) held annually in the Kingdom of Bahrain) has firmly established itself as the largest and most important gathering of its kind in the world…
THE 14TH ANNUAL WIBC CONCLUDES WITH PREDICTIONS OF FURTHER INDUSTRY GROWTH AND I …
The 14th annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) concluded recently with experts predicting Shari’ah banking would not escape the sub-prime credit squeeze. Sameer Abdi partner at Ernst & Young Bahrain and the head of the Islamic Financial Services Group said; “There have at times been suggestions that Islamic Financial institutions will not be affected by the ongoing sub-prime mortgage in the US. However, all financial institutions will be affected by…
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS OF MALAYSIA AND BAHRAIN CONFIRMED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
HE Rasheed M. Al Maraj, the Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, Hon. Burhanuddin Abdullah, the Governor of the Bank of Indonesia, and Professor Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim, Secretary General for the Islamic Financial Services Board have been confirmed as the keynote speakers of the 14th World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) from 8 to 10 December 2007 at the Gulf International Convention Centre. The conference which being held under…
Islamic Banker of the Year Award to be announced at the WIBC
The Islamic Banker of the Year 2007, one of the global Islamic banking and finance industry’s oldest and most prestigious awards will be announced on 9th December, the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) has announced. The award, which recognizes the industry’s most outstanding achievements, will be handed out at a gala dinner and awards ceremony hosted by JP Morgan during the 14th Annual WIBC at the Gulf Hotel, Manama, Kingdom…
UAE GCAA AND THE FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION TO HOST MIDDLE EAST CIVIL AVIATION SAF …
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), together with the Flight Safety Foundation have announced that they will organize and host the first Middle East Aviation Safety Summit in Abu Dhabi on 21 and 22 January 2008.
The Summit, which brings together senior aviation officials from local, regional and international aviation authorities and air carriers, will focus primarily on the introduction of a new aviation safety plan of action under…
NEW INSIGHTS INTO LATEST MECHANISMS & INNOVATIONS IN ISLAMIC PROJECT FINANCE
HE Yousef Hussain Kamal, Minister of Finance of the State of Qatar & Chairman of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority inaugurated the 2nd Annual World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference at a ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar yesterday.
In his keynote address, H.E Sheikh Abdulla bin Saud Al-Thani, Governor of the Qatar Central Bank commented on how the growth in infrastructure financing has coincided with the growth…
Barclays Capital further strengthens its commitment to Qatar
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank Plc, has announced plans for a permanent capability in Qatar situated at the Qatar Financial Centre. His Excellency Yousef Hussain Kamal, the Minister of Finance of the State of Qatar unveiled a Barclays Capital logo at the World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference being held in the capital, symbolising the firm’s new commitment to the area.
Barclays Capital provides risk management and financing…
ISLAMIC FINANCE INDUSTRY ON MAJOR GLOBALISATION DRIVE
Representative of the expanding UK Islamic Finance industry, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has announced the launch of the UK Pavilion at the 14th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC). The WIBC, scheduled to be held at the Gulf International Convention Centre, Kingdom of Bahrain on 8th to 10th December 2007, is the largest and most significant gathering of Islamic banking & finance industry leaders in the world.
As part of…
Larger Transaction Sizes and Higher Ratios of Islamic Tranches Predicted in Proj …
Recognising development and innovation in the Islamic Finance industry, the upcoming 2nd Annual World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference (WIIFC) features the International Industry Award, presented in association with KPMG to promote excellence in the global Islamic project finance environment. The WIIFC is scheduled to be held on the 4th and 5th of November 2007 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar with the award to be presented at the…
Bahrain to host the 14th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference 2007
The growth of Islamic banking, which year-on-year outstrips conventional banking, is set to continue at a blistering pace into 2008 as major new Islamic financial institutions are launched, established players expand their geographic footprint, and the conventional banks further sharpen their Islamic product offerings. These new growth areas will come under the spot light at the 14th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) which will be held at the Gulf…
QATAR HOSTS THE 2nd ANNUAL WORLD ISLAMIC INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE CONFERENCE
Conference to focus on innovations in Islamic Project Finance &
the next wave of mega deals.Qatar Minister of Finance and Central Bank Governor to Deliver Keynote Addresses
Dubai; UAE, 11 October 2007: With project finance transactions reaching record highs and infrastructure development requirements assessed at more than $1 trillion over the coming decade in the Middle East region – and Qatar alone expected to consume $130 billion - demand from large-scale…
THE 4TH ANNUAL MIDDLE EAST INSURANCE FORUM OPENS TODAY
Manama, Bahrain: H.E. Rasheed M. Al Maraj, Governor, Central Bank of Bahrain inaugurated the 4th Annual Middle East Insurance Forum at an impressive ceremony attended by more than 300 international and regional market leaders from the insurance industry today at the Gulf International Convention Centre, Gulf Hotel in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Conference is being held for the fourth year in Strategic Partnership with the Central Bank of Bahrain, and…
Bahrain hosts 4th Middle East Insurance Forum
Demographic forces, globalisation, climate change and regulation will all have a significant impact on the immediate future of the Middle East insurance landscape, as industry leaders strategically plan for a period of major growth opportunities while watching out for possible threats.
The Middle East and the GCC in particular is being recognised as developing into one of the world’s most exciting growth centres for the insurance industry. The 4th Annual…
GCC Takaful insurance growth to be exponential
DR. SALEH J. MALAIKAH RECEIVES THE WORLD TAKAFUL CONFERENCE LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2007
Islamic insurance experts say the growth in the Takaful business in the Middle East will be exponential and that current projections are “un-ambitious and “anaemic”.
A panel of experts speaking at the end of the World Takaful Conference said they expected to see exponential growth in the GCC markets comparable to Malaysia, which was…
THE 2ND ANNUAL WORLD TAKAFUL CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS
SALAMA Islamic Arab Insurance Co. & HSBC Amanah announced as Platinum Sponsors
02 April 2007, Dubai: Bringing together the elite of the global Islamic insurance industry, the World Takaful Conference (WTC) in the Grand Hyatt on 9 and 10th April 2007 will focus on how Takaful operators can put in place strategies to accelerate growth.
Salama Islamic Arab Insurance Co. and HSBC Amanah have stepped in as platinum sponsors of…
