Maldives join the first Islamic Finance Forum in South Asia

The first Islamic Finance Forum in South Asia has been scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka.

The first forum of the first Islamic Finance Forum of South Asia would be held at the Ramada Hotel in Colombo from 26 and 27 July.

Maldives Center for Islamic Finance (MCIF) is a partner of this forum.

Talking to Sun Media, the Chairperson of the MCIF, Dr. Aishath Muneeza said that the main providers of Islamic Finance in the Maldives would be taking part in this forum.

And so the Maldives Islamic Bank, Captial Market Development Authority (CMDA), Amaana Takaful, Islamic Window- Ayadi Takaful of Allied Insurance, Housing Development and Finance Corporation (HDFC) along with Maldives Stock Exchange and other companies.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangaladeshi institutes of Islamic Finances would also be taking part in tis conference along with officials from the Islamic Finance Centers of USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, UAE and Kuwait.

Speakers from different countries are set to lecture in the forum. The main topic of discussion at the forum is assisting the development of countries through Islamic Financing.

Other topics up for discussion include Microfinance, Capital Market and Asset Management.