BAHRAIN TO HOST 1ST INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC SUKUK CONFERENCE

BAHRAIN WILL HOST ON TUESDAY THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR ISLAMIC SUKUK.

REPRESENTATIVES OF A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS AND INVESTORS WILL SPEAK AT THE TWO-DAY EVENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE ELEMENTS THAT HAVE HELPED FINANCIAL MARKETS SUCCEED.

THE EVENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPEAKERS FORM THE BANKING SECTOR. THIS WAS STATED BY DAR AL ISTITHMAR BANK, THE PLATINUM PATRON OF THE CONFERENCE AND A PROMINENT ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK WHICH WAS SET UP IN JULY 2007 AND OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS THAT CORRESPOND WITH THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM. JNQ//BS 17-MAR-2008 11:22