As the New Silk Road vision becomes a reality, Islamic financial services have a great opportunity to emerge as one of the vital catalysts in this process. The event featured two dedicated panel discussions with key industry experts highlighting and exploring the positives in the region.

The ‘ITS 2013 New Frontiers’ gathered for the first time outside the EU. The Cairo event aimed to leverage on the fantastic opportunities for increasing market penetration in North-Africa, Africa and some non-Muslim countries with significant Muslim populations.

The rise of Islamic finance in modern financial markets offers an alternative vision for economic affairs, premised on the ethics and value system of classical Islamic law. And the current financial crisis has increased attention towards it in all Western countries.

The first World Bank venture into the Takaful world recognized as a milestone for the development of the industry around the globe. Presentation of a book sponsored by the Bank and authored by key industry players with the chapter on microtakaful by A. Brugnoni.

Nel passato premoderno, i soggetti religiosi svolgevano un ruolo di primo piano nell’organizzazione della vita economica e nel suo orientamento umanistico e spirituale. È possibile che tornino a svolgerlo? Quali le spinte e quali le resistenze?

Hosted by Bank Negara Malaysia this event that gathers every second year was themed “Internationalisation of Islamic Finance: Bridging Economies” in recognition of the tremendous international prospect surrounding the thriving Islamic Finance industry.

Held at a time when the banking industry in the West is beset with allegations of moral failures in banking standards and practices driven by unbridled greed for profits at any cost this workshop focused on how Islamic finance and banking has benefited from a layer of guiding moral principles.

‘ITS 2012 Takaful and Re-Takaful – Planning to Overcome the Emerging Challenges to Growth’ seek to identify the potential issues that will affect the Takaful and Re-Takaful industry and develop the solutions that will drive the industry forward. Chaired by Alberto Brugnoni.

This Forum supported by Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the Government of Moscow, Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Islamic Center for Development of Trade, and the Islamic Training and Research Institute is a key annual event in the Russian Federation.