Royal patronage and royal award for the premier event in Islamic finance

Published November 12th, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The International Islamic Finance Forum will be held under the patronage of General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Defense Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 

 

The International Islamic Finance Forum takes place in Dubai in February 2003 and is organized by the Institute for International Research in association with Dow Jones Indexes and the Saudi Economic and Development Company (SEDCO). 

 

Key debates will center on the challenges faced by a financial sector managing assets worth at least $230 billion as well as innovations that spur the Islamic financial industry’s double digit annual growth rates, predicted to be maintained for the next 15 to 20 years.  

 

The International Islamic Finance Forum is a series is organized by the Institute for International Research offices in Dubai in association with the New York offices of Dow Jones and the Saudi Economic and Development Company (SEDCO). 

 

SEDCO is an Islamic Shari’ah compliant investment firm based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with offices in the US, the UK and Yemen. Established in 1976 primarily as a contracting and trading company, SEDCO has evolved to become a major investment company with diversified interests in financial, real estate and direct investments. — (menareport.com) 

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