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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Tel: (966-12) 6361400; (966-12) 6441644

Fax: (966-12) 644 4427

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.icd-ps.org

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.

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.

Contact us at:

Twitter: @ITFCCORP
Facebook: @ITFCCORP
Linkedin: International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)

Tel: +966 12 646 8337
Fax: +966 12 637 1064
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.itfc-idb.org/en

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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With an integrated team of lawyers based in New York, London, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the firm’s Islamic finance practice offers clients around the world a highly experienced team advising on Shariah compliant finance and investment, including acquisition finance, syndicated and bilateral financings, fund finance and asset and project finance transactions.

Members of the team are known for developing innovative structures and their commercial approach, creating bespoke solutions to help clients achieve their goals through first-of-a-kind and award-winning transactions.

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.

Brief history

Faysal Bank was incorporated in 1994 with the sole aim of helping people and businesses grow financially. Fully equipped with the skills and professionalism, we are not just a bank, but an integral partner in our customer’s journey toward economic and financial excellence.

We emerged in the banking industry with the competent backing of highly qualified leadership and professional excellence of our parent company, Ithmaar Bank — a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank that provides retail, commercial, treasury, financial and other banking services.

Faysal Islamic Banking

Faysal Bank launched its first dedicated Islamic branch in August 2009. Within 10 years, Faysal Islamic Banking grew to be the largest Islamic branch network of a conventional bank in Pakistan, having 250-plus dedicated Islamic banking branches among a network of 450-plus branches.

Our Islamic banking practices are well researched, under State Bank of Pakistan regulations and Shariah principles.

Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest dedicated Islamic bank, is a publicly listed company with a paid-up capital of PKR10 billion (US$64.22 million). It is one of the fastest-growing financial institutions in the banking sector of the country. With its vision of establishing ‘Islamic banking as banking of first choice…’, the bank commenced operations in 2002, after being issued the first-ever Islamic commercial banking license by the State Bank of Pakistan.

VIS Credit Rating Company (formerly JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company) has reaffirmed the bank’s long-term entity rating of ‘AA+’ and short-term rating of ‘A1+’ with a stable outlook. The rating indicates the sound performance indicators of the bank. Meezan Bank is the only fully-fledged Islamic bank with a ‘AA+’ credit rating in the Islamic banking industry in Pakistan.

The bank provides a comprehensive range of Islamic banking products and services through a retail banking network of over 820 branches in more than 240 cities across Pakistan.

Meezan Bank has also been awarded the industry’s most prestigious recognition — ‘The Best Bank for 2020 Award’ — by Pakistan Banking Awards, the most prestigious awards in the country’s banking sector. Two years ago, Meezan Bank had won this award for the first time. This award aims to holistically assess a bank on all aspects and is awarded to the bank that has demonstrated:

• The most significant contribution to national development, and
• The most effective management of its resources including employees, clients, franchise, community and finances.

Meezan Bank has one of the highest returns on equity in the banking industry for the past three years, averaging over 30%. The increase in the bank’s stock’s total return price has been 241% since 2015 with a compounded annual growth Rate of 27.9%. Over the same period, its stock also outperformed the benchmark index of the PSX 100 Index as well as the KMI 30 Index, demonstrating the strength of the bank and the confidence of its investors as well as the stock market in general.

Meezan Bank has also been ranked as the strongest bank in Pakistan by Balance Sheet Evaluation and the 36^th-strongest among 500 banks in the Asia Pacific region in The Asian Banker’s 2020 rankings, another solid reflection of its performance. Meezan Bank is, Alhamdulillah, a strong entity that provides excellent returns to shareholders and is indeed an investment of choice for them.

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