When: April 24 and 25, 2006
Where: Doha, Qatar
Doha: Corporate governance framework of institutions offering Islamic financial services (IIFS) is set to take stage here at a two-days summit to be held on April 24 and 25.
Nine central banks' governors will join more than 200 practitioners at the summit organised by the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) and hosted by Qatar Central Bank. The annual summit will be held under the patronage of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Professor Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim, secretary- general of the IFSB said governors from Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sudan and United Arab Emirates have confirmed their participation in the summit.
The nine central banks' governors are pledging their solid support to the industry for building a strong corporate governance framework, a press release said yesterday. The rise and effectiveness of corporate governance in the Islamic financial services industry" has been chosen as the theme for this year summit which we hope to be the impetus for cultivating such culture in the industry, he added. Many experts of the field will put forward their views in the meeting.
Posts
