MUSCAT -- Oman's efforts to grow its nascent Islamic banking and
finance industry will be highlighted at a global forum due to held in
London next month. Top political figures from around the world will
address the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum, which will take place in
London during October 29-31, 2013. Hamood Sangour al Zadjali, Executive
President of the Central Bank of Oman (CBO), will speak about the
Sultanate's initial successes in rolling out sharia-compliant banking
services at this prestigious event. Underscoring the importance of the
forum, a number of international leaders figure on a high-profile
line-up of speakers who will address the forum.
The list
includes Mohammed Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia;
David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam; Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of
Pakistan; Prince Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain;
Bakir Izetbegovic, Member of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
AtifeteJahjaga, President of Kosovo; Craig Cannonier, Premier of
Bermuda; Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister of Malaysia; Boris
Johnson, Mayor of London; Dr ZetiAkhtar Aziz, Governor, Central Bank of
Malaysia; and Abdulla Mohammed Saleh, Governor, Dubai International
Financial Centre.
"The forthcoming 9th WIEF will be a great opportunity to build bridges
towards peace and prosperity between the Muslim and non-Muslim world
through the common language of business. The WIEF will showcase the very
best that the Islamic world has to offer as a lucrative trade and
investment hub," Musa Hitam, former deputy PM of Malaysia and present
Chairman of the WIFE, said in a statement. The forum has run since 2004
and has been a strong advocate of Islamic finance in Muslim and
non-Muslim communities around the world. It aims to also package the
Muslim world as a lucrative trade and investment caucus that is able to
attract foreign investors and business partners from various countries
worldwide. The meeting will also enable networking and foster strategic
alliances through the exchange of ideas, information and knowledge.
Entitled 'Changing World, New Relationships', the 9th WIEF takes place
for the first time outside the Muslim world. In addition to helping
communities in need and supporting big and small companies,
entrepreneurs and start-ups, the forum is committed to encapsulate the
emergence of new economic linkages between nations across borders,
religions and cultures in a fast changing world.
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