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Dubai Women Establishment (DWE) will again be the host of its flagship Arab Women Leadership Forum. The third edition of the forum will be held on 19th - 20th November at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai. The main focus of the forum will be issues and opportunities regarding the role of women in the boardroom. The theme of the forum is announced to be "Board Leadership '&' the Case for Diversity". National as well as internationally recognised speakers and accomplished women role models will take part. In addition, the forum will play the role of a high-level networking platform for conference attendees.

Read more on: http://gulftoday.ae/portal/d3563b47-a8a2-44bc-bda3-640272425c98.aspx

Abu Dhabi will be the host of the annual general meeting of the World Future Council (WFC). The event will be held in the Middle East for the first time in the coming month. Prominent personalities from all over the world will take part in the discussion of the interests of future generations in sustainable policy-making. The title of the meeting is ‘Securing Our World: The Crucial Next 5 years’ and it will be conducted from November 21 to 25. WFC has had success in inspiring a number of governments to frame legislations and policies in order to conserve natural resources.

Read more on: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environment/abu-dhabi-to-host-sustaina...

THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND FINANCE (ICIEF)
Growth, Equity and Stability: An Islamic Perspective
10-12 September 2013, Istanbul, TURKEY

The Ninth ICIEF at a Glance

Recovery from the global financial crisis and subsequent economic downturn remains fragile. Persistent risks to financial and economic development include sluggish growth in developed countries – which is now spilling over into developing economies as well; increasing income and wealth inequalities; and still-unrestored financial, economic and political stability in many regions. High poverty and unemployment rates, large macroeconomic imbalances, deteriorations in sovereign credibility, increasing food price volatility and food shortages, and lack of access to basic infrastructure further intensify and magnify these risks – particularly for the underprivileged segments of the world population. As a result, for many countries it has become even more challenging to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations.

The second Global Policy Forum of Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) took place in Bali last week. Beth Rhyne, the managing director of the Center for Financial Inclusion was a guest speaker at the forum and shared and explained what regulators were talking about. Some of the questions she answered concerned AFI's philosophy and concerns regarding consumer protection.

Read more on: http://cfi-blog.org/2010/10/06/%E2%80%98what-afi-is-doing-is-unprecedent...

Islamic Finance Project
Islamic Legal Studies Program
Harvard Law School

Shari'a-Compliant Home Financing in the United States

A panel discussion featuring

Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo
Shari'a Consultant, Malfa Inc. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Panelists:
Shahab Ahmed (Moderator)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Visiting Associate Professor of Islamic Legal Studies, Harvard Law School

Thomas Gainor
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Guidance Residential, LLC, Reston, Virginia

David Loundy
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Devon Bank, Chicago, Illinois

Intisar A. Raab
Visiting Associate Professor of Islamic Legal Studies, Harvard Law School

Monday, October 29, 2012, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Austin Hall North, Harvard Law School

For more information, contact Islamic Finance Project at
617-496-2296 or 617-496-2297 or ifp@law.harvard.edu

S. Nazim Ali, Ph.D.
Director, Islamic Finance Project &

In conjunction with 67th Session of UN General Assembly

Linking Muslim Giving to MDGs

November 2, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. UN Headquarters, NY

A convening of leading Muslim grantmakers and nonprofit organizations to critically examine the status of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Muslim countries as well as to discuss the potentials for developing strategic approaches in faith based giving to meet the financial resource gaps required to meet the MDGs in these countries. The event will also serve as a forum for initial dialogue among participants on how Muslim philanthropic organizations can engage in the formulation of the post 2015 framework; contributing both to the formulation process as well as in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Participation by invitation only - Contact: info@thewcmp.org

The key outcomes of the event will be to provide increased focus to the importance of faith-based giving, which is crucial to accelerate the MDGs in OIC member countries.

The activity is expected to:

Call for Participation

Islamic Microfinance A Real Hope for Poor

Global Islamic Microfinance Forum

8th - 10th December, 12 at Dubai, U.A.E

AlHuda-Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) is a well known name in Islamic Banking and Finance sector which focuses on training, awareness, advisory and publications on Islamic Banking & Finance in order to promote the industry.

It is our pleasure to invite you and your team to participate in “Global Islamic Microfinance Forum” planned to be held on 8th - 10th December, 12, 2012 in Dubai U.A.E. We are in great need of Islamic microfinance as Islamic microfinance has the accurate substitution to cut down the global poverty due to its unique characteristics, its provides ample benefits & sustainable solutions to Microfinance institutions which can be utilized for poverty alleviation and social development in effective way.

For further details about the forum, please visit: www.alhudacibe.com/IMFC2012

In Lahore, a seminar for the worldwide poverty day is organised. Global topics around the issue of poverty and its solution possibilities were discussed. Experts from microfinance, Islamic microfinance and the banking sector took part.

Read more on: http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/bu...

KPMG organised a seminar on Islamic Finance-Lessons Learnt from abroad & Challenges faced in Oman. The seminar was the latest in a series of Breakfast Seminars held by KPMG. At the seminar, a comparative analysis of Islamic Finance models which are implemented in different countries was made and pros and cons of the different approaches were discussed at length. A methodical approach for the development of Islamic Finance industry infrastructure was pointed out to be an optimal approach for best results in Oman.

The Global Islamic Microfinance Forum 2012 will take place from 8th to 10th of December 2012 in Dubai. Major theme of the event is “Islamic Microfinance – A Hope for Poor”. On the 9th and 10th of December there will be an optional workshop titled “Shariah and Marketing Techniques in Microfinance”. Participants will be taught about the Islamic microfinance model. The goal is to encourage its practice on a national as well as international level, including in non-Islamic businesses. The organizer of the event is AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking and Economic (CIBE), a nonprofit consulting firm from Pakistan.

Read more on: http://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-alhuda-center-akhuwat-org...

KPMG's next seminar on "Islamic Finance — Lessons Learnt from other countries and challenges in Oman" will take place on October 15th. Its goal is to gather people involved with both the regulatory and operational aspects of Islamic Finance in Oman. The experience and approaches of other countries in implementing Islamic finance shall be discussed. Furthermore, challenges in this field in Oman shall be pointed out. As a whole, key objectives of KPMG Islamic Finance Advisory Services in Oman are to increase awareness about Islamic Finance, its issues, challenges and solutions.

Read more on: http://main.omanobserver.om/node/113831

The week from October 7th to 14th will be internationally marked and celebrated as the Global Week of Action against Debt and IFIs. The initiative, which started in 2007, stands for denunciation of the injustice of foreign debt on peripheral states. Also multilateral agencies such as the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank, which impose submission policies on the states, are denounced. Due to the financial crisis caused by the huge housing problem, debt has become a major issue. Financial powers use the situation to impose overly liberal reforms. As a result, there is a significant capital transfer from low and middle class incomes to high ones.

Read more on: http://interoccupy.net/blog/pacd-manifest-global-week-of-action-against-...

GCC "Board Directors Institute" (BDI) is announced to be held in Riyadh for the second meeting of their GCC Roadshow programme on the 12th of September. The roadshow programme will focus on the significance of corporate governance and the effectiveness of Board of directors. Host of the event titled "Celebrating 5 Years of Corporate Governance Excellence in the GCC" will be The Savola Group.

Read more on: http://www.businessreviewusa.com/press_releases/the-savola-group-hosts-t...

The 2nd Corporate Governance Conference for SMEs was organised and opened in Dubai by Dubai SME. As part of the Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai SME is occupied with with the development of the small and medium enterprise sector. The conference is held under the title 'Execution and Best Practices in Corporate Governance'. Its purpose is to promote implementation and exemplary practices of corporate governance as well as to focus on SMEs that have initiated corporate governance. At the corporate event, guide on effective execution of corporate governance and a case study on the implementation of it in Dubai SMEs will be made public.

Read more on: http://www.ameinfo.com/dubai-sme-organises-2nd-corporate-governance-314395

Event marks opening of world’s first global Islamic asset manager

Riyadh, 8 October 2012: The Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Riyadh will be the site of the grand opening launch ceremonies for Safa Investment Services on 8 October 2012. The event will include presentations from leading specialists in Saudi banking and finance.

Safa Investment Services is the newest part of the growing financial market activities at The Investor for Securities (“The Investor”), a CMA-licensed investment company founded in 2007 in Riyadh. Over the last two years The Investor has become what is considered the most profitable investment company in Saudi Arabia, with now over $1 billion in total Assets Under Management (“AUM”).

The examination of the status of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Muslim countries will be the main topic of the conference "Linking Musim Giving to MDGs" that will took place on November 2nd at UN Headquarter in New York. The event presents an opportunity to discuss the status of MDGs in Muslim countries as well as to exchange ideas on the potentials for developing strategies to bridge the financial resource gaps in Musim world.

Event Tags: Millenium Development Goals, MDGs, Poverty, Food Deficit Countries, United Nations, Solidarity, Islamic countries

See program on: http://www.thewcmp.org/img/downloads/pdf/LinkingMuslimGivingtoMDGsbackgr...

The Global Islamic Microfinance Forum on Islamic microfinance will be held in the UAE on December 8, in which delegates from more than 30 countries will participate. The forum's purpose is to introduce Islamic microfinance on the global canvas as an effective tool for poverty alleviation and social development. It also aims to develop Islamic microfinance internationally and to have a dialogue with the international donor and development agencies and corporate entities for sustainable development.

More on: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-134149-Global-Islamic-Microfinan...

A microcapital event on November 6 – November 8, 2012 has been announced: 8th International Microinsurance Conference. It will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The event serves practitioners, policymakers and academics to exchange experience to convey challenges, trends, and the current state of the microinsurance industry. Some of the topics included are failures in microinsurance, strengthening training institutions, process mapping and performance indicators. The event is organized by the Munich Re Foundation.

New internship to analyze sector with over $270 billion in estimated assets

Riyadh, 20 July 2012: Today a multinational group of companies dedicated to the Islamic banking industry announced the first nominee for the Islamic Banking & Finance internship, cosponsored by Bank of London & the Middle East (www.blme.com) in London, Wafi International in Riyadh (www.waficorp.com) and Safa Investment Services (www.safainvest.com) in Geneva and Riyadh.

Thomas R. Woods, graduating end 2012 from Durham University (U.K.) with a Master’s degree in Islamic Finance, was chosen to serve for six months. Fluent in Arabic, Mr. Woods will focus first on global capital markets and professional asset management from the BLME offices in London, and then will conduct the first-ever study of historic investment returns at Islamic endowments (awqaf) at the Safa offices in Riyadh. Wafi will supervise Mr. Woods’ work in Saudi Arabia.

La Zakat et les Banques
Ecole de Management Strasbourg
26 mai 2012
Dans le cadre du programme de recherche « Banques
et Finance Islamique » soutenu par l’Agence Nationale
de la recherche, un colloque « La Zakat et les
banques » est organisé le 26 mai 2012 à l’Ecole de
Management Strasbourg.
L'implantation annoncée de diverses institutions
financières islamiques en France, ainsi que la volonté
affichée de banques françaises de développer cette
finance, se heurteront assurément à certaines
difficultés qui trouvent leur source dans l'intégration
en droit français d'obligations de droit musulman telle
que la Zakat. Outre une présentation du régime de la
Zakat, l'objectif retenu est de s'intéresser à l'insertion
de la finance islamique et de la Zakat en France, et de
tenter d'apporter des réponses aux questions qu'elle
ne manquerait pas de soulever.