Saturday, July 12, 2008

SIDC To Organise Islamic Markets Programme Annually

Bernama -- The Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC) will continue to organise the Islamic Markets Programme (IMP) annually as a sustained platform for discussions and exchange of ideas on Islamic capital markets.

The third IMP started here on July 7 and ended Friday at the Securities Commission with the theme of "Product Innovation: Integrating Syariah and Market Needs".

In a statement, the SIDC said the IMP discussed fundamentals of Islamic finance, underlying concepts and mechanics, as well as new ideas and approaches.

The IMP is its flagship training programme, targeted at both experienced practitioners and new entrants into the Islamic finance sector.

A total of 63 delegates from 12 countries, namely Bangladesh, Comoros, Croatia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Maldives, Nigeria, Djibouti, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Malaysia participated in the third IMP.

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