Global meet on Islamic finance from tomorrow

MANAMA, November 23, SPA -- Over 1,000 delegates are expected to
attend the 15th edition of the World Islamic Banking Conference
(WIBC) opening tomorrow at the Gulf Hotel and Convention Center in
Bahrain.


Held under the patronage of Bahraini Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa
bin Salman Al-Khalifa, the pre-event session of the conference will
witness the launch of WIBC McKinsey Competitiveness Report 2008-09
later today.


Following the opening by the Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain
Rasheed Al-Maraj tomorrow, experts, regulators and leading bankers
will highlight strategic challenges being faced by the Islamic
finance industry.


According to the organizers, more than 1,000 delegates from over 45
countries are expected to attend the two-day event, the world’s
largest gathering of Islamic finance leaders, Arab News reported.

--SPA