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IFN FORUM SAUDI ARABIA
Issuers Day: Monday, 12th November 2012
Investors Day: Tuesday, 13th November 2012
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh at Kingdom Centre
Confirmed Delegates:
798
Latest update:
  • Luncheon on Issuers Day will be hosted by Maybank Islamic
  • Luncheon on Investors Day will be hosted by King & Spalding
  • Introduction Presentation : Assessing issuers' market potential in Saudi Arabia by Neil Miller, Global Head of Islamic Finance, KPMG
     
  • Power Presentation: Promoting the Islamic finance industry in Saudi Arabia - The success story by Talal K. Althefery, Program Manager - Small to Medium Enterprises (SME), Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), Islamic Development Bank
  • Country Presentation - Malaysia by Najmuddin Mohd Lutfi, Deputy Director, MIFC Promotions Unit, Central Bank of Malaysia
  • Presentation: Resolving Shariah-Based Commercial Disputes through Arbitration by Sundra Rajoo, Director, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA)
  • Presentation: Retakaful - Asian Practices Compared to the Gulf by Tobias Frenz, Chief Executive Officer, Munich Re Retakaful

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

Islamic capital markets to witness unprecedented growth
Arab News (newspaper) on Sunday 29th July 2012

Saudi Arabia has proved its potential in the capital markets issuance space in 2012, with a slew of highprofile sukuk issuances backed by the government. The single largest sukuk issue ever originated from Saudi Arabia in January 2012, worth $4 billion, by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). The Kingdom's sukuk market is now considered the third largest in the world after Malaysia and the UAE and is expected to continue to climb up the issuance ladder moving forward.

Also home to one of the most prominent Islamic finance institutions, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), and the largest Islamic bank by assets in the world, Al-Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arabia's Islamic banking assets are currently worth an estimated $94 billion, making up 26 percent of the total Islamic banking market. This has made the Kingdom an important focal point in the development of the Islamic banking and finance industry as a whole.

The IFN Saudi Arabia Issuers & Investors Forum entering its first year in 2012 has already gained much support from prominent industry players from the GCC and across the globe and is set to be the biggest industry event in the Kingdom. The IFN Saudi Arabia Forum has created a new format for Islamic finance events, focusing on the buy and sell side, which we believe is where the industry needs to develop. This twoday event being held at the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre will feature an Issuers day on Nov. 12 and an Investors day on Nov. 13, and will be structured around a series of exclusive regulatory country presentations, practitioner- led roundtable discussions, non-debatable power presentations, original case studies and sector focused side sessions.

The forum will feature prominent players from all over the globe, market experts and regulators to share their knowledge and expertise with the Saudi market, which is currently experiencing a major shift toward Islamic finance and unprecedented growth in its Islamic capital markets. It will explore the opportunities within the country for Islamic issuers, investors, and corporate and financial institutions. Attendance, while free, is by invitation only and is open to those who register and have an active interest in this fast growing industry. Delegates are invited to register online at www.REDmoneyevents.com

Website: http://www.arabnews.com/islamic-capital-markets-witness-unprecedented-growth

 

SPONSORS FOR IFN SAUDI ARABIA FORUM 2012

LEAD PARTNERS
Bank Al-Bilad
King & SpaldingLatham & Watkins LLPNCB CapitalRiyadh Capital
ASSOCIATE PARTNER
Baker & McKenzie
ENDORSED BY
AAOIFI
EXCLUSIVE KNOWLEDGE PARTNER
KPMG
BOOTH SPONSOR
Maybank Islamic
EXECUTIVE PARTNERS
Ableace Raakin
Bank of London and The Middle east (BLME)
Dar al Sharia
DDCAP Limited
EIGER
Emirates NBD Capital
GFI Group
International Turnkey System (ITS)
Munich RE
Saudi Hollandi Bank
Trasset
LUNCHEON SPONSORS
King & SpaldingMaybank Islamic
EVENT STATIONERY SPONSOR
International Turnkey System (ITS)
BRANDING SPONSORS
FALCOM Financial ServicesSaturna Sdn Bhd
SUPPORTED BY

Islamic Research & Training Institute
MIFC
ASSOCIATION PARTNER
The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association
OFFICIAL VIP TRANSPORTATION
Mercedes- Benz
MULTILATERAL STRATEGIC PARTNER
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
TAKAFUL & RE-TAKAFUL DAY ENDORSER
International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation
BADGES & LANYARDS SPONSOR
GIB Capital
PARTNER
IdealRatings
LEAD MEDIA PARTNER
Islamic Finance news
OFFICIAL INFORMATION PARTNER
Thomson Reuters
MEDIA PARTNERS
AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and EconomicsArab News
The Bahrain BankerBusiness IslamicaCapital BusinessEurekahedgeGlobal Islamic FinanceMiddle East Insurance ReviewOxford Business GroupPacific Rim Construction
True Banking Magazine