NOTE-TO-EDITOR
3rd September 2013
The issuance of Turkey’s first sovereign Sukuk in September 2012 for US$1.5 billion is a clear sign of its seriousness in tapping the Islamic financial market. With a gradual shift in public perceptions and governmental support, the Islamic finance industry has seen considerable growth in recent years. Participation banks in Turkey currently constitute 5.3% of the Turkish banking industry and the 869 bank branches of these banks show the extent of coverage that participation banks now have. With a CAGR of 19.36% (2008-2013) for participation banks as against 8.92% for their conventional counterparts, Turkey has already begun to exploit the sector’s potential.
Despite the recent political troubles, the government has demonstrated strong leadership in developing the Islamic finance industry. With investments of around US$350 billion due in transport and infrastructure projects, Islamic finance will play a much bigger role moving forward.
Bringing you presentations, case studies, key-notes and round-table discussions, the IFN Turkey Roadshow 2013 will once again be the must-attend event for practitioners and professionals who have an active interest in Islamic finance in Turkey.
DATE: 3rd September 2013
TIME: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
VENUE: Borsa Istanbul
Speakers at this exclusive event also include:
| • | Abdulkadir Kahraman - Partner, Head of Tax, KPMG Turkey |
| • | Alain Verbeken - Director, Cross-Border Tax, Deloitte Tax & Consulting Luxembourg |
| • | Asim Khan - Managing Director, Khalij Islamic |
| • | Avsar R Sungurlu - Assistant Managing Director, BMD Securities |
| • | Ayhan Keser - Executive Vice President, Albaraka Turk Participation Bank |
| • | Baljeet Kaur Grewal - Managing Director & Vice Chairman, Kuwait Finance House Research |
| • | Cenk Karacaoglu - Vice President, Financial Institutions Division, Bank Asya |
| • | Erkan Tercan - Counsel, Paksoy |
| • | Evren Yazman - Executive Director, Global Emerging Markets, JP Morgan Chase |
| • | Faisal Fazli - Vice President, Global Islamic Banking, Citigroup Global Markets |
| • | Farmida Bi - Partner, Head of Islamic Finance - Europe, Norton Rose Fulbright |
| • | Feyzullah Egriboyun - Executive Vice President, Bank Asya |
| • | Hitesh Asarpota - Director, Capital Markets & Structured Finance, Emirates NBD Capital |
| • | Hulusi Horozoglu - Director, Head of Global Capital Financing and Debt Finance, Global Banking, HSBC Turkey |
| • | Dr Ibrahim M Turhan - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Borsa Istanbul |
| • | Ilhami Koc - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Isbank & Chairman, IS Investment |
| • | Jawad Ali - Managing Partner - Middle East Offices, King & Spalding |
| • | Jonathan Holley - Acting Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking, Bank Alkhair |
| • | Magdy Eissa - Vice President, Business Development, IdealRatings |
| • | Mehmet Fatih Bulac - Vice President, Financial Institutions & Islamic Syndications, Turkiye Finans |
| • | Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic, Malaysia |
| • | Mohammad Farrukh Raza - Managing Director, IFAAS |
| • | Mohammed Paracha - Partner, Joint Head of Islamic Finance, Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East) |
| • | Murat Cetinkaya - Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Turkey |
| • | Murat Hatipoglu - Director, Advisory Services - Financial Services Lead, EY Turkey |
| • | Murat Turker - Vice Chairman, Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) |
| • | Dr Nusret Cetin - Senior Legal Counsel, Capital Markets Board of Turkey |
| • | Rizwan Kanji - Partner, King & Spalding |
| • | Salman Ahmed - Partner, Head of Islamic Finance MENA, Trowers & Hamlins |
| • | Dr Serdar Sümer - Executive Vice President, Capital Markets Group, Aktif Bank |
| • | Sohail Jaffer - Deputy CEO, FWU Global Takaful Solutions, Dubai |
| • | Sohail Zubairi - Chief Executive Officer, Dar Al Sharia Legal & Financial Consultancy |
| • | Stella Cox - Chief Executive Officer, DDCap |
| • | Vahdettin Ertas - Chairman, Capital Markets Board of Turkey |
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We look forward to welcoming you to IFN Turkey Roadshow 2013!
About REDmoney Group
REDmoney Group is the holding company behind Islamic Finance news, Islamic Finance training and Islamic Finance events all leading products in their own right.
For the past nine years Islamic Finance news has been reaching out and educating new markets globally. For eight years REDmoney has been organizing key Islamic finance events with the focus heavily on education and development and for the past six years the IFN Forum has been visiting key developing Islamic financial markets and providing all interested parties with the perfect stage to assist development.
Heading into its 6th year, the Islamic Finance news Roadshow continues to roam the globe educating and updating the developing Islamic financial markets. In 2013, the IFN Roadshow will visit 12 key markets. These markets are those which our clients have suggested we need to focus and also which we believe will witness exponential growth in the coming years.
After Turkey, the IFN Roadshow will travel to and Morocco (19th September) and Hong Kong (7th November). A full list of the upcoming 2013 IFN Roadshows are available on our website.
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