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IFN KSA Dialogues 2022

30th May 2022, Hyatt Regency Olaya, Riyadh

#IFNKSA2022

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  • Keynote
  • Dialogue One
  • Dialogue Two
  • Dialogue Three

Keynote

Keynote Address

H.E. Talal Fouad Alhumoud, Deputy Governor for Investment, Saudi Central Bank

Dialogue One

Dialogue One: Shariah Compliant Asset Management and Islamic Capital-Raising in Saudi Arabia
  • Identifying important new opportunities for Shariah compliant sectors in the Kingdom: privatization, healthcare and the holy cities.
  • Are there new opportunities for direct real estate investment and private equity by overseas investors in Saudi Arabia?
  • Examining the success of the diversified fundraising program of the National Debt Management Center of the Ministry of Finance.
  • The huge success of Saudi Aramco’s first international dollar Sukuk — why and how the deal was so successful.
  • What options do hybrid or combination Sukuk offer issuers, particularly in asset-heavy industries such as oil and gas, and aviation?
  • How do Tier 1 and Tier 2 Sukuk offer financial institutions a flexible, efficient and user-friendly way of satisfying regulatory capital requirements, and what do perpetual Sukuk structures offer such issuers?
  • Beyond listed Sukuk: what are the opportunities presented by the private placement market?
  • Developing the Saudi Arabian Sukuk market: regulation, hedging, risk and liquidity management instruments.
  • Shariah compliant funding options for infrastructure and large-scale projects.
  • Restructuring and refinancing Islamic capital market transactions in the Kingdom.
  • Latest thinking on the application of the Murabahah structure to capital markets, with relevance to AAOIFI standards.
  • With the demise of LIBOR, is SOFR a good alternative for the Islamic capital market?

Moderator:

Mohammed Paracha, Head of Middle East, Norton Rose Fulbright

Panelists:

Ahsan Ali, Managing Director and Head, Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Saadiq
Altay Poyraz, Chief Operations Officer, Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa)
Dr Bello Lawal Danbatta, Secretary-General, Islamic Financial Services Board
Faisal Alosaimi, Co- CEO, Invesense Asset Management
Dr Hurriyah El Islamy, Executive Board Member, Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji (BPKH)
Husain Alkhaja, GCC Regional Director, DDCAP
Dr John Sandwick, General Manager, Safa Investment Services
Mashael Al-Otaibi, Head of Fixed Income and Treasury, Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company
Mike Tirman, Partner, Ice Miller
Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali, Head of Equity Funds, ANB Invest
Rami Alsaihati, Senior Banker
Yazeed Almutawa, Director-Investment Banking, Al Rajhi Capital

Dialogue Two

Dialogue Two: Islamic Sustainable and Responsible Investing in Saudi Arabia
  • The dazzling prospects for global Islamic sustainable finance and investment in the Kingdom.
  • The emergence and growth of renewable energy in Saudi Arabia: opportunities and funding options.
  • The development of effective Islamic responsible funds and investment products.
  • Exploring the potential for private sector financing of green infrastructure projects in the Kingdom.
  • Understanding the structure and benefits of transition, sustainable and sustainability-linked investment products.
  • The role of the Saudi Arabian financial regulators in the development of important sustainable investment regulatory, reporting and disclosure requirements.
  • Fit for purpose: measuring the long-term benefit of green and sustainable financial investments.
  • With ESG and sustainability continuing to grow in Islamic capital market issuance, when will we see the measurement of impact?
  • Are sufficient issuers engaging with independent, third parties to measure green, sustainable and social credentials?

Moderator:

Dr John Sandwick, General Manager, Safa Investment Services

Panelists:

Abdul-Rahman Hammad, Regional Director – Middle East, IdealRatings
Ahsan Ali, Managing Director and Head, Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Saadiq
Dr Hurriyah El Islamy, Executive Board Member, Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji (BPKH)
Maya Marissa Malek, CEO, Amanie Advisors
Muhsin Jeena, Client Director, Middle East and North Africa, Old Mutual Investment Group
Saliegh Salaam, Investment Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group

Dialogue Three

Dialogue Three: Digital Assets, Digitalization and the Evolution of Islamic Financial Services
  • The digitalization of Islamic financial services: what is working, what is viable and what is not? What do the answers to these questions mean for the evolution of Islamic financial services in Saudi Arabia?
  • Does digitalization allow us to better address issues such as product authenticity and the minimization of uncertainty?
  • Is the success of neobanks inevitable, and how will they change the market?
  • How will the development, provision and distribution of digital Islamic financial services evolve in the near term?
  • The importance of recent initiatives by Saudi Arabian regulators in creating an environment for the enhancement of the domestic financial services sector’s digital infrastructure.
  • The likely effects of bank mergers on the digitization of Islamic financial services in Saudi Arabia.
  • Evaluating regulator-fostered sandboxes: what is on offer, what is beneficial and how successful are initiatives?
  • Beyond retail: developing and distributing effective and attractive Shariah compliant digital wealth management, investment and insurance products in the Kingdom.
  • The development of systems and software for Islamic banks: driving scale, integrity and efficiency.
  • The tangible benefits of peer-to-peer lending and equity crowdfunding: how these key technologies can be further applied to today’s Saudi Arabian banking and financial markets.
  • How are stablecoins, non-fungible tokens, utility tokens, equity tokens and other digital assets being applied to Saudi Arabian financial markets?
  • What is the potential for new and structured products based on cryptocurrencies for the domestic market: ETFs and complex leverage mechanisms such as DeFi?

Akmal Saleem, Managing Partner, Qadr Financial Partners
Asad Ahmed, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
Lawrence Oliver, Director, Deputy CEO, DDCAP Group™
Dr Husam Yaghi, Group Vice-President, Mawarid Media and Communications Group
Khaled Alahli, Markets Director, Aion Digital

IFN KSA Dialogues Review

IFN KSA Dialogues 2022 Review

A detailed discussion followed on the ways in which Islamic finance can improve livelihoods and create prosperity in Saudi Arabia. The first session of the dialogue focused on identifying important opportunities for Shariah compliant sectors in the Kingdom and for direct real estate investment and private equity investment by overseas investors in Saudi Arabia. What is the latest thinking on the application of the Murabahah structure to capital markets, with relevance to AAOIFI standards? After the demise of LIBOR, is SOFR a good alternative for the Islamic capital market? Many more interesting topics were covered in the session....Read More

About the IFN KSA Dialogues

An Islamic banking and finance pioneer, with strong governmental support, Saudi Arabia’s Shariah banking industry held a 51.5% share of its domestic market, as of May 2022. The Kingdom showed no signs of slowing down, and with a well-established domestic debt market, it had the benefit of easily issuing local currency Sukuk.

IFN returned to Saudi Arabia for the eighth time to host a new and unique series of IFN Dialogues, exploring the hurdles and opportunities in one of the most active and influential markets in the Islamic financial world.

The IFN KSA Dialogues is a series of extended discussions amongst leading industry players, both domestic and international, to discuss and identify the Kingdom’s most pressing issues.

The three scheduled Dialogues focused on: Islamic Capital Markets, Banking, and Investment; The Convergence of Islamic and Sustainable Investing in the Kingdom; and the role Digital Innovation, Technology and FinTech will play in the KSA.

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Dialogues Keynote

H.E. Talal Fouad Alhumoud

H.E. Talal Fouad Alhumoud

Deputy Governor for Investment, Saudi Central Bank
H.E. Talal Fouad Alhumoud
H.E. Talal Fouad Alhumoud
Deputy Governor for Investment, Saudi Central Bank

Talal Al-Humoud is the deputy governor for investment at the Saudi Central Bank. Prior to his current position, he had held various roles in the Saudi Central Bank including director of the Reserves Management Department and the head of external fixed income, among others.

Talal holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from Simon Fraser University.

Dialogues Speakers

Abdul-Rahman Hammad

Abdul-Rahman Hammad

Regional Director - Middle East, IdealRatings
Abdul-Rahman Hammad
Abdul-Rahman Hammad
Regional Director - Middle East, IdealRatings

Abdul-Rahman Hammad joined IdealRatings in 2012 and is based in Saudi Arabia. He has extensive experience as a sales executive serving the financial sector across the Middle East region with a proven track record among top tier institutions. Prior to IdealRatings, He was a sales manager at Advanced Operations Technology, where he was responsible for identifying and developing new solution sales and converting them into profitable new businesses. He also worked for KnowledgeNet as a sales manager where he was responsible for setting sales strategies to penetrate the market and introducing the company’s order management system for the financial sector in the GCC region. Abdul-Rahman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from Applied Science University in Jordan and an MBA from Manchester Business School.

Ahsan Ali

Ahsan Ali

Managing Director and Head, Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Saadiq
Ahsan Ali
Ahsan Ali
Managing Director and Head, Islamic Origination, Standard Chartered Saadiq

Ahsan Ali is responsible for the global Islamic corporate and institutional banking business at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). Since joining SCB in March 2004, he has built this business from inception and has led several award-winning and industry-defining transactions. Ahsan has over 24 years of experience in the financial services industry, of which the last 14 have been in Islamic banking.

Ahsan holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and a degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in addition to a CFA [chartered financial analyst] designation.

Akmal Saleem

Akmal Saleem

Managing Partner, Qadr Financial Partners
Akmal Saleem
Akmal Saleem
Managing Partner, Qadr Financial Partners

To leave a legacy, you have to be obsessed with a vision. Akmal Saleem’s vision is to impact the world through entrepreneurial leadership and venture-building within technology and Islamic finance. Over the last 15 years, Akmal has been building, investing in and advising brands across Europe and the Middle East with key experience in fintech, venture capital and social finance.

Launching his first fintech in 2014, a social finance loan app (Goodly Loan Company), Akmal has since launched the UK’s first digital Islamic banking app (Rizq) and Europe’s first digital Waqf app (Waqfinity).

With close to 10 years of experience in Saudi Arabia, Akmal currently advises multiple family offices in the region and is an executive strategic advisor at the General Authority of Awqaf. Akmal also currently leads the advisory of a GBP30 million ventur capital fund in London (Simsan Ventures) and has overseen multiple Financial Conduct Authority regulatory authorizations.

All of this is under an international firm of whom Akmal is the founder and managing partner (Qadr Financial), a deal advisory and corporate finance firm that represents and empowers brands in Saudi Arabia, unlocking growth potential through connectivity and strategy.

Altay Poyraz

Altay Poyraz

Chief Operations Officer, Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa)
Altay Poyraz
Altay Poyraz
Chief Operations Officer, Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa)

Altay Poyraz joined Tadawul in February 2015 as the Post Trade Program team leader and in October 2018 he was appointed as the clearing operations head.

Altay has extensive experience in the capital market and post-trade, particularly in central counterparty clearing, risk management, regulation and technology.

Altay holds a Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, a Master`s degree in industrial engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey and a Master’s degree in financial engineering from Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey.

In addition, Altay is a financial risk manager certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.

Asad Ahmed

Asad Ahmed

Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
Asad Ahmed
Asad Ahmed
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Asad Ahmed is the managing director of Alvarez & Marsal in Dubai, with more than 30 years of experience in banking and credit management and in formulating and managing strategic and operational changes in financial institutions. He brings in-depth knowledge of strategy formulation and implementation, performance improvement initiatives and change management programs. He has held various senior management positions in the Middle East, Africa and Canada.

At A&M, Asad has led assignments ranging from review of operational risk at a major Gulf bank to corporate debtor advisory. He has also served as the interim general manager with one of the largest brokerage firms in the UAE.

Before joining A&M, Asad worked as a managing director with Gulf African Bank (Kenya), the largest Shariah compliant bank in East Africa. Asad has also worked at National Bank of Fujairah, last serving as the general manager, and worked for nine years with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Toronto).

Asad earned an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (Karachi, Pakistan) and is a certified public accountant in the US, a certified credit professional from the Credit Institute of Canada and a fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.

Dr Bello Lawal Danbatta

Dr Bello Lawal Danbatta

Secretary-General, Islamic Financial Services Board
Dr Bello Lawal Danbatta
Dr Bello Lawal Danbatta
Secretary-General, Islamic Financial Services Board

Dr Bello Lawal Danbatta was appointed the secretary-general of the IFSB effective the 29th January 2018.

Dr Bello was previously the director of the Centre of Consultancy and Executive Programs at the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance and has over 25 years of combined experience in the private, academia as well as financial services regulation and supervision sectors across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He is a member of AAOIFI, and has chaired various working groups for the issuance of financial accounting standards for Islamic financial institutions. He has also been involved in the development and drafting of standards, guidelines and frameworks for capital adequacy, accounting as well as supervision and regulation of Islamic finance for various countries.

Dr Bello holds a PhD. in Islamic banking and finance from the International Islamic University Malaysia and an MBA in corporate finance. He is a chartered accountant with the Association of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA-UK), a member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals, Nigerian Institute of Management and International Council for Islamic Finance Educators. He has worked with the Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria and other multinational corporations.

Faisal Alosaimi

Faisal Alosaimi

Co- CEO, Invesense Asset Management
Faisal Alosaimi
Faisal Alosaimi
Co- CEO, Invesense Asset Management

Faisal Al-Osaimi is the founding Principal and Co-CEO of Invesense Asset Management Limited.
A Certified portfolio and wealth manager with 22+ years’ diverse experience, as a Trader, Dealer, and Senior Executive Manager, Faisal gained his work experience in premier Kuwait Institutions such as Gulf Investment Corporation, KFIC Asset Management and KMEFIC. He has managed AUM in excess of USD 2 billion deployed across MENA regions from managed stock portfolios and Mutual Fund mandates to private real estate projects.

Faisal firmly believes diversity and portfolio efficiency – as part of an assertive, educated, evidence-based approach without being passive – are key to successful asset management, and he places great emphasis on achieving solid results for clients through this strategy.

At Invesense, Faisal sought to establish ESG & Sharia strategies based on academic data that can be translated to real world investment solutions. This has served Invesense Clients well with a diverse Asset Allocation model with lower management costs.

He serves on the Board of Kout Food Group and is the Chairman for Gulf & Asia Holding company.

He holds a Bachelor of Business & Administration from Kuwait University, Kuwait. Along the way he had earned several International diplomas in Financial Analysis & Services.

Dr Hurriyah El Islamy

Dr Hurriyah El Islamy

Executive Board Member, Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji (BPKH)
Dr Hurriyah El Islamy
Dr Hurriyah El Islamy
Executive Board Member, Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji (BPKH)

Dr Hurriyah El Islamy is currently serving as an executive board member of Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji, an independent sovereign agency empowered by law to manage the Indonesian Hajj pilgrim funds. She was named as one of the most active Islamic finance activists by Bank Indonesia and has global experience in Islamic finance having served as the director for CIMB Group responsible for all Islamic businesses of the group. She was also the director of Capinnova Investment Bank, an Islamic investment arm of the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait after she served Kuwait Finance House Bahrain leading the Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Department there while (also) serving as the legal counsel.

Dr Hurriyah remains active in the Islamic finance industry as she is the advisor in Islamic finance to the Astana International Finance Centre, a board member and strategic advisor to Islamic Fintech Alliance and is also listed as an IMF expert in Islamic finance and capital markets. She has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree, a Master’s degree in corporate law and a PhD.

Husain Alkhaja

Husain Alkhaja

GCC Regional Director, DDCAP
Husain Alkhaja
Husain Alkhaja
GCC Regional Director, DDCAP

Husain Abdulwahed Alkhaja is the GCC regional director and director of DDCAP.

Husain is a vastly experienced banker who has been working within the Islamic financial marketplace for the past 30 years for various highly regarded regional and international financial institutions. Most recently, he held senior executive positions within MFAI (Jersey), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DMI Group. This followed his tenure as COO of CMA-licensed investment company Gulf Investors Asset Management Company.

Having started his career in banking in Bahrain, Husain was appointed the regional director and head of GCC and Islamic banking at Societe Generale where he was based in Dubai. Prior to returning to Bahrain as CEO of Investment Dar Bank, Husain was the general manager of ADNIF, the Islamic subsidiary of National Bank of Abu Dhabi.

Dr Husam Yaghi

Dr Husam Yaghi

Group Vice-President, Mawarid Media and Communications Group
Dr Husam Yaghi
Dr Husam Yaghi
Group Vice-President, Mawarid Media and Communications Group

Dr Husam Yaghi is currently the group vice-president at one of the conglomerates in Saudi Arabia. He was group CTO for 15 years for another conglomerate in Saudi Arabia in addition to serving as a telecommunications advisor at the Saudi Arabian National Guard.

Dr Husam was educated and trained in the US for 20 years before relocating to Saudi Arabia in 1998. He has held numerous senior executive positions and built several companies starting with GloboNet (the first internet service provider in Louisiana in the US) in 1986. He has published more than 20 technical papers on various topics including Islamic finance and blockchain. In 2018, he was selected as one of the 50 most influential professionals in fintech.

Dr Husam is currently building a metaverse world which will house several running businesses in addition to leasing space for others to showcase their products and services. The ecosystem will utilize a cryptocurrency token which will be floated on decentralized finance exchanges.

Dr John Sandwick

Dr John Sandwick

General Manager, Safa Investment Services
Dr John Sandwick
Dr John Sandwick
General Manager, Safa Investment Services

Dr John A Sandwick is a recognized pioneer in Islamic finance. He created the first application of the Modern Portfolio Theory in the context of global portfolio allocations with Shariah certification. He is also noted for organizing innovative domestic and international Sukuk (Islamic bonds), the world’s first global Sukuk fund, a Sukuk participation certificate and the first-ever mid-market Sukuk in Saudi Arabia.

Dr John is a visiting professor of finance at Al Yamamah University in Riyadh, and a former instructor in the Graduate School of Finance at University Paris-Dauphine. He frequently teaches Master classes on Islamic finance, including in Kuala Lumpur, Almaty, Dubai, Riyadh, Geneva and London for groups including central banks, pension funds, family offices and treasuries.

Dr John’s most recent publications include a popular article in the Journal of Asset Management, as well as a recent book from one of the world’s top-ranked academic publishers, Edward Elgar Publishing. He has a Master’s degree in development banking from American University in Washington DC and a doctorate in business administration from Grenoble Ecole de Management in France. He is currently a corporate finance and wealth management consultant for Saudi family clients.

Khaled Alahli

Khaled Alahli

Markets Director, Aion Digital
Khaled Alahli
Khaled Alahli
Markets Director, Aion Digital

Khaled Al Ahli is a fintech expert with exceptionally strong payment and financial services credentials. His hard work, charisma and true passion have helped Khaled’s reputation as a qualified expert in fintech and financial services. Following his successful career in banking, he was appointed as a vice-president for Mastercard. Subsequently, he established a fintech start-up company regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain, as the CEO, introducing the first-of-its-kind biometric payment network in the region.

Khaled is a fellow of the UK Chartered Management Institute and has been awarded two UK awards for his distinguished achievement as an MBA graduate of the University of South Wales. He is a certified fintech professional from McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, and a certified practitioner in NLP from the Canadian Training Center.

Khaled’s unique fusion of academic and professional expertise helped his standing as a qualified regional expert; he is a regional speaker at fintech forums and summits. Currently, he is a member of the Advisory Board of Seamless The Middle East, a Dubai annual regional conference focusing on banking, fintech and payment sectors.

Lawrence Oliver

Lawrence Oliver

Executive Director, Deputy CEO, DDCAP Group
Lawrence Oliver
Lawrence Oliver
Executive Director, Deputy CEO, DDCAP Group

Lawrence Oliver is a director of DDCAP and its subsidiaries, DD&Co and DDGI. He is also a director of DDCAP (DIFC).

Lawrence has worked in the Islamic finance market for more than 25 years. He joined DDCAP in April 1998. Previously, he was an assistant manager at Kleinwort Benson and a member of the team responsible for Islamic finance and investment activity.

Lawrence is responsible for the company’s business development and trading desks and has extensive experience in arranging asset-based transactions which conform to Shariah stipulation.

Lawrence specializes in Shariah compliant structured finance and asset origination. His broad knowledge of the physical commodity sector has enabled him to evolve the traditional merchant trading capabilities of DD&Co for the benefit of institutional clients operating within the Islamic financial sector.

Lawrence is a regular speaker at many annual Islamic conferences held in the GCC, Southeast Asia and Europe.

Maya Marissa Malek

Maya Marissa Malek

CEO, Amanie Advisors
Maya Marissa Malek
Maya Marissa Malek
CEO, Amanie Advisors

Maya Marissa Malek is the managing director/CEO of Amanie Advisors’s global office, based in Dubai. Maya is a multiple award-winning Islamic finance expert and executive leader (also recognized as one of the ‘Top 50 Most Influential Women in Middle East Finance’ by Financial News UK of Dow Jones Group) with extensive experience driving strategic planning and collaboration with key industry players — including regulators, corporates, banks and standard-setting bodies.
Maya skillfully bridges efforts of diverse regulatory and structural groups — identifying and targeting performance/operations gaps — and is equipped with a history of success working closely with globally-renowned Shariah scholars while creating awareness of Islamic finance worldwide. Her profession in and passion for Islamic finance has taken her around the globe creating awareness on Islamic finance, and innovating and creating demand for Islamic finance to take root. She is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals, a member of the Green Sukuk Working Group in the UAE and a Shariah consultant for the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group and a frequent Islamic finance speaker at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs in the UK, the world’s most influential think tank.

Mashael Al-Otaibi

Mashael Al-Otaibi

Head of Fixed Income and Treasury, Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company
Mashael Al-Otaibi
Mashael Al-Otaibi
Head of Fixed Income and Treasury, Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company

Mashael Al-Otaibi is the director of the Fixed Income and Treasury Department at the Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC) fully owned by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF). Mashael joined SRC in 2017 and was a member of the establishing team; prior to heading the Fixed Income and Treasury Department, she was the head of capital markets and deputy treasurer at SRC. She also was the vice-president and fixed income portfolio manager at Riyad Bank; and a senior asset class specialist at the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Saudi Arabia, now known as the Saudi National Bank.

Mashael has extensive experience in fixed income, with a focus on advising a range of different Sukuk program establishments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including fixed income portfolio management and trading. In addition to possessing 13 years of professional experience in financial institutions, Mashael holds an MBA specializing in finance from Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. She holds two Leadership Executive Certificates from INSEAD University, France.

Mike Tirman

Mike Tirman

Partner, Ice Miller
Mike Tirman
Mike Tirman
Partner, Ice Miller

Mike Tirman is a partner in Ice Miller’s Real Estate Group and advises and represents clients in all areas of real estate law, including acquisitions and dispositions, financing (including various forms of Shariah compliant financing), ground leasing, development, land use and zoning, entity structuring and joint ventures.

Some of Mike’s representative transactions include, among others, representing a buyer in a US$195 million Shariah compliant acquisition and CMBS financing of a portfolio of 30 industrial properties, representing a landlord in a US$104 million refinance of a portfolio of four industrial properties in New Jersey encumbered by ground leases and representing a REIT in a US$30 million acquisition of a parking garage and execution of a reverse 1031 exchange.

Mike is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Indiana.

Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali

Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali

Head of Equity Funds, ANB Invest
Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali
Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali
Head of Equity Funds, ANB Invest

Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali is a professional with extensive experience in the field of investment management with several organizations across Saudi Arabia and India. He has a successful track record of managing Shariah compliant mutual funds and discretionary portfolios, consistently outperforming the market, peer groups and benchmarks.

Dr Mohammed’s core expertise involves the formulation of investment strategies, asset allocations and portfolio diversification though quantitative screening, macro assessment and stock-specific ideas. He is active in industry/market research to identify mispriced assets in any conditions of the market. His capability to manage risk and comply with regulatory frameworks and Shariah guidelines is invaluable to asset management departments.

Dr Mohammed has a distinct record of teaching MBA and CFA students in the areas of corporate finance and investments, apart from providing training to investment bankers. He has authored books, published articles and presented papers in various conferences and seminars.

Mohammed Paracha

Mohammed Paracha

Head of Middle East, Norton Rose Fulbright
Mohammed Paracha
Mohammed Paracha
Head of Middle East, Norton Rose Fulbright

Mohammed Paracha is a banking and finance lawyer based in Dubai. He is the head of the Middle East, as well as the head of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Islamic finance practice for the Middle East and Africa.

Mohammed has been active in the Middle East for nearly 20 years, having worked in Norton Rose Fulbright’s London and Bahrain offices before moving to Dubai in 2011. He became the head of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Middle East practice in January 2021.

Mohammed’s practice focuses on all types of Islamic finance covering a wide range of asset types, investment classes and industrial sectors. With a background in asset and project finance, Mohammed advises on Shariah compliant asset finance, trade finance, real estate finance and project financings. He also advises on the structuring of Islamically acceptable investment funds and has advised on the establishment of new Islamic financial institutions in various countries. Mohammed has strong relationships with many of the internationally renowned Shariah scholars and is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars on Islamic finance topics.

Mohammed is recommended as a leader in his field by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Acritas and IFLR.

Muhsin Jeena

Muhsin Jeena

Client Director, Middle East and North Africa, Old Mutual Investment Group
Muhsin Jeena
Muhsin Jeena
Client Director, Middle East and North Africa, Old Mutual Investment Group

Muhsin’s career in the Professional Investments industry spans over 23 years. Over this period he has occupied senior roles at several investment firms – including Old Mutual Investment Group, RMB Asset Management and Absa Investments. He covers a wide spectrum of public and private investment strategies and bespoke client solutions. He is extremely passionate about Islamic Sustainable Investing and dedicated to driving the the adoption and advancement of Islamic Finance in Africa, the Middle East and Globally. He holds an executive MBA and Honours Degree in Finance.

Nabil A Issa

Nabil A Issa

Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Nabil A Issa
Nabil A Issa
Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Nabil A Issa is a partner in the Corporate, Finance and Investments Group of King & Spalding, working from the Dubai and affiliated Riyadh offices. Nabil’s experience includes work in the areas of Shariah compliant funds, joint ventures, foreign investment, private equity, privatizations, venture capital, healthcare, education, food and beverage and real estate industry transactions. He is particularly known for his development of innovative Shariah compliant CMA funds and investment structures for real estate and private equity investments in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Nabil is regularly cited by independent legal directories and client-based surveys. Chambers Global 2020 highly ranks Nabil for his corporate and investment funds work (Band 1) in the Middle East and recognizes him as an expert in Saudi corporate (Band 1 as a lawyer based outside of Saudi Arabia) and capital market matters. Nabil is listed as a ‘Leading Individual’ for his corporate work in the Middle East region by Legal 500 EMEA 2021.

Following graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, Nabil was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to UAE University to study the effects of membership in the World Trade Organization on the financial laws of the UAE.

Rami Alsaihati

Rami Alsaihati

Rami Alsaihati
Rami Alsaihati
Rami Alsaihati
Rami Alsaihati

Rami is a senior banker with 20 years’ experience. He has raised over $60 billion and completed numerous transactions within debt capital markets, structured and project finance, as well as financial restructuring deals in both international and local markets. Rami has delivered landmark and first-time deals to the market and has been a speaker at several events sponsored by KSA and US institutions. Rami has two Masters degrees (MBA and MSc in Finance) from Boston College, United States and a Bachelors from KFUPM, Saudi Arabia.

Saliegh Salaam

Saliegh Salaam

Investment Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group
Saliegh Salaam
Saliegh Salaam
Investment Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group

Saliegh Salaam leads Old Mutual Investment Group’s Shariah proposition, where environmental, social and governance considerations are a key component of how Old Mutual’s portfolios are managed. He has been the lead portfolio manager of Shariah products (equity, multi-asset and global equity) since 2007 and has grown this award-winning Shariah proposition to be a significant player in the market.

Saliegh has more than 25 years of financial market experience which spans leadership roles at smaller boutique asset managers as well as large asset managers.

Yazeed Almutawa

Yazeed Almutawa

Director-Investment Banking, Al Rajhi Capital
Yazeed Almutawa
Yazeed Almutawa
Director-Investment Banking, Al Rajhi Capital

Yazeed Almutawa is the director of investment banking at Al Rajhi Capital. Yazeed worked at HSBC for more than three years where he played key roles in several high-profile capital market transactions exceeding US$40 billion. Prior to HSBC and Al Rajhi Capital, Yazeed worked at the Saudi Central Bank’s investment department where he was part of the international investment team and his role included regulating and developing the process of capital market investments. Yazeed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and a Master of Science degree in financial engineering from the University of Southern California.

Advisory Board

Ahmadou Kane

Ahmadou Kane

Senior Manager, Legal Transaction Team Risk, Legal and Compliance (ITFC)
Ahmadou Kane
Ahmadou Kane
Senior Manager, Legal Transaction Team Risk, Legal and Compliance (ITFC)
Amna Usman

Amna Usman

Legal Advisor and Head of Corporate Department, Trabulsi & Co
Amna Usman
Amna Usman
Legal Advisor and Head of Corporate Department, Trabulsi & Co

Amna Usman heads the Corporate Department at Trabulsi & Co law firm where she handles various issues regarding foreign investment, company formation and restructuring; mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures; and the day-to-day corporate matters of her clients.

Amna has a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of London and a specialized Master of Laws degree from Queen Mary University in corporate and commercial law. During her LLB degree, she did in-depth research on the various aspects of Islamic finance and banking. She has a keen interest in the Shariah compliance of the evolving digital currency and is currently advising the Fintech Department of her law firm on possible future Shariah compliant options.

Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali

Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali

Head of Equity Funds, ANB Invest
Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali
Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali
Head of Equity Funds, ANB Invest

Dr Mohammed Ishaq Ali is a professional with extensive experience in the field of investment management with several organizations across Saudi Arabia and India. He has a successful track record of managing Shariah compliant mutual funds and discretionary portfolios, consistently outperforming the market, peer groups and benchmarks.

Dr Mohammed’s core expertise involves the formulation of investment strategies, asset allocations and portfolio diversification though quantitative screening, macro assessment and stock-specific ideas. He is active in industry/market research to identify mispriced assets in any conditions of the market. His capability to manage risk and comply with regulatory frameworks and Shariah guidelines is invaluable to asset management departments.

Dr Mohammed has a distinct record of teaching MBA and CFA students in the areas of corporate finance and investments, apart from providing training to investment bankers. He has authored books, published articles and presented papers in various conferences and seminars.

Nabil A Issa

Nabil A Issa

Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Nabil A Issa
Nabil A Issa
Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Nabil A Issa is a partner in the Corporate, Finance and Investments Group of King & Spalding, working from the Dubai and affiliated Riyadh offices. Nabil’s experience includes work in the areas of Shariah compliant funds, joint ventures, foreign investment, private equity, privatizations, venture capital, healthcare, education, food and beverage and real estate industry transactions. He is particularly known for his development of innovative Shariah compliant CMA funds and investment structures for real estate and private equity investments in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Nabil is regularly cited by independent legal directories and client-based surveys. Chambers Global 2020 highly ranks Nabil for his corporate and investment funds work (Band 1) in the Middle East and recognizes him as an expert in Saudi corporate (Band 1 as a lawyer based outside of Saudi Arabia) and capital market matters. Nabil is listed as a ‘Leading Individual’ for his corporate work in the Middle East region by Legal 500 EMEA 2021.

Following graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, Nabil was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to UAE University to study the effects of membership in the World Trade Organization on the financial laws of the UAE.

Dr Nader Naifar

Dr Nader Naifar

Professor of finance, Imam University; Riyadh- Saudi Arabia
Dr Nader Naifar
Dr Nader Naifar
Professor of finance, Imam University; Riyadh- Saudi Arabia

Nader Naifar is a professor of finance at the College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He had experience in teaching for more than 20 years with expertise in various subjects pertaining to finance including financial markets, Islamic finance and corporate finance. He is skilled in teaching students with practical examples, is familiar with modern learning technologies and has proved excellent in teaching and managing a broad range of students from diverse financial backgrounds and with different behavioral patterns.

Nader’s research interests include financial economics, Islamic finance, Sukuk markets, default risk, credit default swap, global crisis, contagion, international financial markets, real estate, macroeconomic conditions, and energy markets. He has published more than 60 papers in international refereed journals including journals indexed by Web of Science and Scopus databases. He has been awarded the ‘Excellence in scientific research award’ and the ‘Publications International award’ delivered by Imam University.

Saliegh Salaam

Saliegh Salaam

Investment Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group
Saliegh Salaam
Saliegh Salaam
Investment Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group

Saliegh Salaam leads Old Mutual Investment Group’s Shariah proposition, where environmental, social and governance considerations are a key component of how Old Mutual’s portfolios are managed. He has been the lead portfolio manager of Shariah products (equity, multi-asset and global equity) since 2007 and has grown this award-winning Shariah proposition to be a significant player in the market.

Saliegh has more than 25 years of financial market experience which spans leadership roles at smaller boutique asset managers as well as large asset managers.

Toseef Azid

Toseef Azid

Professor, College of Business and Economics, University of Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Toseef Azid
Toseef Azid
Professor, College of Business and Economics, University of Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Toseef Azid is a professor of economics at the College of Business and Economics, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. He holds a PhD in economics from University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK (1993). He received the Overseas Research Scholarship from the UK government and a Fulbright Award Scholar in Residence Program (2006) from the US. He has taught in Pakistan, Brunei, the UK, the US and Saudi Arabia. His research focuses on technological change, labor economics, Islamic economics and Islamic finance. His eight books are published, with one in Pakistan; four are published by Routledge, UK; two are published by Emerald; and one by World Scientific Publishers, Singapore. He was also appointed twice as a member of the selection committee of the IsDb Prize. He has more than 80 papers to his credit which are published in well-reputed international journals.

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MULTILATERAL STRATEGIC PARTNERS

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

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The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is a multilateral development financial institution and is part of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group.

The ICD was established in November 1999 to support the economic development of its member countries through the provision of finance for private sector projects, promoting competition and entrepreneurship, providing advisory services to governments and private companies and encouraging cross-border investments.

The ICD has an authorized capital of US$4 billion. Currently, the shareholders of the ICD are the IDB (50%), 53 Islamic countries (30%) and five public financial institutions (20%).

ICD mandate and objectives

The ICD fosters sustainable economic growth in its 53 member countries by:

  • Financing private sector investment
  • Mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and
  • Providing advisory services to business and governments.

The ICD selects the financing projects based on their contribution to economic development considering factors such as job creation, Islamic finance development, contribution to exports, etc. The ICD also provides advisory services to governments and private sector groups on policies designed to encourage the establishment, expansion and modernization of private enterprises, the development of capital markets, best management practices and to enhance the role of the market economy. The ICD operates to complement the activities of the IDB in member countries.

The ICD is rated ‘AA/FQ’ by Fitch Ratings, ‘Aa3/P-1’ by Moody’s Investors Service and ‘A+’ by Standard & Poor’s.

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The Islamic Corporation for The Insurance Of Investment And Export Credit (ICIEC)

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Established 26 years ago in 1994 as a multilateral institution and a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) was tasked to promote cross-border trade and foreign direct investments in its member countries.

The ICIEC’s mission is to make trade and investment between member countries and the world more secure through the Shariah compliant risk mitigation tool. Its vision is to be recognized as the preferred enabler of trade and investment for sustainable economic development in member countries.

The ICIEC is the only multilateral export credit and investment insurance corporation in the world that provides Shariah-compliant insurance and reinsurance solutions.

Today, the ICIEC supports trade and investment flows in 47 member countries spanning across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Its target clients are corporates (both exporters and investors), banks and financial institutions as well as export credit agencies and insurers.

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International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) is a member of the IDB Group. It was established with the purpose of advancing trade among OIC member countries, which would ultimately contribute to the overarching goal of improving the socioeconomic conditions of the people across the world. The ITFC commenced operations in January 2008 and has since consolidated all trade finance businesses that used to be handled by various windows within the IDB Group. Earning an ‘A1’ rating from Moody’s Investors Service reflects the ITFC’s efficiency in service delivery by responding swiftly to customer needs in a market-driven business environment.

Since 2008, the ITFC has provided more than US$40.2 billion of trade financing to OIC member countries, making it the leading provider of trade solutions for the needs of OIC member countries. With a mission of being a catalyst for trade development among OIC member countries and beyond, the ITFC helps entities in member countries gain better access to trade finance and provides them with the necessary trade-related capacity-building tools, which would enable them to successfully compete in the global market.

 

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Website: http://www.itfc-idb.org/en

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IsDB Group Business Forum (THIQAH)

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The Islamic Development Bank Group Business Forum (THIQAH) is the window of the IsDB Group that facilitates contact and coordination between entities concerned of the IsDB Group and private sector firms and related institutions in IsDB Group member countries. The main objective of THIQAH is to establish a unique platform for effective dialogue, cooperation and inclusive partnership for business leaders committed to partnering in promising investment opportunities. Through facilitation and catalyst roles, THIQAH will be leveraging the IsDB Group’s resources to offer necessary services and confidence to investors and to establish strategic partnerships with the leaders of the private sector. The primary focus will be on maximizing cross-border investment among member countries to be supported by IsDB Group’s financial products and services. (www.idbgbf.org)

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PARTNERS

DDCAP Group

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Founded in 1998 and headquartered in London, with an office in Dubai and a presence in both Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, DDCAP is a leading provider of asset facilitation services and financial technology and system solutions across a diverse range of Shariah compliant products, asset classes and instruments in both the primary and secondary markets. DDCAP’s wholly-owned subsidiaries include DD&Co and DDGI. DDCAP has an extensive track record within the Islamic finance industry, employing over 35 professionals with broad and complementary skill sets drawn from diverse financial industry backgrounds, focused principally on providing service to Islamic financial market participants around the world. DDCAP has its own Shariah supervisory board comprising esteemed Shariah scholars from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Kuwait. DDCAP’s multi-award-winning Shariah compliant ETHOS Asset Facilitation Platform is a bespoke, real-time trade and post-trade services platform providing 24-hour coverage, enabling clients worldwide to purchase from a diverse asset inventory, including commodities, via a secure, web-based portal.

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Emirates NBD Capital

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Emirates NBD, the leading banking group in the region, was formed on the 19th June 1963, when the late Sheikh Rashid Saeed Al Maktoum signed the Charter of Incorporation of the National Bank of Dubai (NBD) which became the first national bank established in Dubai and the UAE. With the blessings of Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and the ruler of Dubai, the NBD merged with Emirates Bank International (EBI) on the 6th March 2007 to form Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the region by assets.

On the 16th October 2007, the shares of Emirates NBD were officially listed on the Dubai Financial Market. The merger between EBI and the NBD to create Emirates NBD became a regional consolidation blueprint for the banking and finance sector as it combined the second and fourth-largest banks in the UAE to form a banking champion capable of delivering enhanced value across corporate, retail, private, Islamic and investment banking throughout the region.

In 2013, Emirates NBD celebrated its 50th anniversary, marking the group’s outstanding achievements while highlighting the bank’s solid historical and financial foundations as well as its promising future.

As at the 31st December 2018, total assets were AED500.3 billion (US$136.19 billion). The group has a significant retail banking franchise in the UAE and is a key participant in the global digital banking industry, with over 90% of all financial transactions and requests conducted outside of its branches. The bank was declared the ‘Most Innovative Financial Services Organization of the Year’ at the 2017 BAI Global Innovation Awards. The bank currently has 230 branches and 1,069 ATMs and SDMs [smart deposit machines] in the UAE and overseas and a large social media following, being the only bank in the Middle East ranked among the top 20 in the ‘Power 100 Social Media Rankings’, compiled by The Financial Brand.

The group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Singapore, the UK and representative offices in China and Indonesia. On the 8th November 2017, it opened operations in Mumbai, India. The Mumbai branch marks Emirates NBD’s fifth international branch outside of its UAE network.

The group is an active participant and supporter of the UAE’s main development and community initiatives, in close alignment with the UAE government’s strategies, including financial literacy and advocacy for inclusion of people with disabilities under its #TogetherLimitless platform. The Emirates NBD Group is an official premier partner of Expo 2020 Dubai.

Preservation of the UAE culture and heritage is at the heart of the group and in addition to supporting various initiatives that aim to preserve the UAE culture, Emirates NBD launched in 2003 the first pearl museum in the region containing the largest collection of natural pearls in the GCC. The Emirates NBD Pearl Museum is a gift from the late Sultan Al Owais, the founder of the NBD, to the people of the UAE to remind them of their culture and heritage before the discovery of oil.

Currently, more than 9,000 people, representing 70 nationalities, are employed by Emirates NBD, making it one of the largest and most culturally diversified employers in the UAE. As a national banking champion, Emirates NBD is an ambassador of economic and social progress for the entire UAE to the world.

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IdealRatings

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IdealRatings was incorporated in 2006 in San Francisco with a corporate objective to provide SRI/ESG and Shariah compliant solutions to ethical investors and enable them to identify such instruments across different asset classes in the global market. IdealRatings serves clients in over 30 countries with a range of capital market solutions including:

  • Equities – A web-based platform covering over 40,000 stocks, where fund managers can screen equities using different, custom-built ESG/SRI/Responsible Investments and Shariah rulebooks or guidelines. This solution caters to different purification calculation methodologies with a comprehensive set of reports for fund managers to manage their portfolio.
  • REITs – Global coverage of all listed REITs that could be screened in accordance with different standard Shariah rulebooks or guidelines.
  • Indexes – Co-branded and jointly marketed by FTSE-Russell Indexes and a separate series with Thomson Reuters for the global markets, designed for fund management and investment benchmarking. In addition, IdealRatings is able to provide custom-built indexes for the fund management industry.
  • Sukuk – A unique solution which includes the global Sukuk and a pioneering Sukuk-screening solution that enables fund managers to customize their Sukuk selection in accordance to their Shariah rulebook, guidelines or investment preference, and
  • Brokerage – The solution provides broking houses the ability to screen global equity markets, a technical analysis of the markets and equities, buy/sell/hold recommendations and purification amounts.
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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. Our Islamic finance lawyers have long-standing experience in delivering pioneering legal advice on Islamic finance transactions for Islamic financial institutions, conventional banks and corporates worldwide.

With more than 30 years of experience in Islamic finance law, our lawyers have a wealth of knowledge across a range of Shariah compliant structures, including market-leading experience in Sukuk transactions, Murabahah, Istisnah, Ijarah and Musharakah financings and Takaful deals.

As well as having significant transactional experience, our lawyers regularly advise clients on Shariah governance matters, including advising the government of Dubai on the creation of the first standard code of practice for Islamic finance law, marking the first Islamic law code of practice to be standardized in a legislative framework.

Based in the world’s economic hubs and key Islamic finance centers across the Middle East, Europe, the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia and Africa, our lawyers provide legal advice to governments worldwide on legislation concerning Islamic finance products.

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Old Mutual Investment Group

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Old Mutual Investment Group is an established South African investment house and leading responsible investor, with a long history of helping people and institutions achieve their investment goals. We offer a comprehensive range of local and international investments. Our focus is on delivering sustainable long-term returns for our clients while being responsible stewards of the assets we manage. We believe that to deliver investment excellence, we need to incorporate independent thinking into managing our client portfolios. We achieve this through our teams’ autonomous investment processes, with each one focused on a specialist area of expertise. These teams integrate sustainability considerations across all their investment and ownership decision-making processes, as investing for a future that matters permeates everything we do.

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CONSULTANCY PARTNER

Redmoney Consulting

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Launched in April 2021, Redmoney Consulting is a new and highly focused advisory firm focusing on global Islamic, Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Finance. Redmoney Consulting is a logical extension of REDmoney Group, the Islamic finance industry’s leading media house with a truly global audience. In addition to Islamic finance, the Group has steadily increased its coverage of the green and sustainable finance sector as the two markets continue to converge. Redmoney Consulting provides an expansive service allowing its consultants to provide advisory and consulting services at the highest level for the most discerning of clients.

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MEDIA PARTNER

Oxford Business Group

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Oxford Business Group (OBG) is a global research and consultancy company with a presence in over 30 countries, from the Middle East, Africa and Asia to the Americas. A distinctive and respected provider of on-the-ground intelligence on many of the world’s fastest growing markets, OBG has offices in London, Berlin, Dubai and Istanbul, and a network of local bureaus across the countries in which we operate.

Through its range of products, OBG offers comprehensive and accurate analysis of macroeconomic and sectoral developments, including banking, capital markets, tourism, energy, transport, industry and ICT. OBG provides business intelligence to its subscribers through multiple platforms: Economic News and Views, OBG Business Barometer – CEO Survey, Roundtables and conferences, Global Platform – exclusive video interviews, The Report publications and its Consultancy division.

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