EVENTS - IFSB Summit - Islamic Financial Services Industry Helpıng to Enhance the Resilience and Stability of the Global Financial System

www.ifsb.org -Islamic Financial Services Industry Helpıng to Enhance the Resilience and Stability of the Global Financial System

Istanbul, 16 May 2012 – The intrinsic strengths of Islamic financial services industry, if fully explored, could help build a robust, resilient and just financial system that not only supports growth and economic activity but also ascertains a more inclusive financial system. This was among the discussions made by the distinguished speakers at the Opening and Keynote Session of the 9^th IFSB Summit that commenced in the Istanbul, Turkey today. The 2-day IFSB Summit themed as “Global Financial Reforms: The Changing Regulatory Model and Islamic Finance” is being hosted by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey and is being attended by more than 200 delegates across the globe comprising of officials and representatives from international institutions, supervisory bodies, market players, academia, rating agencies and other stakeholders of Islamic financial services industry. (source)

EVENTS - Islamic banking today and today's applications (Dec 10, 2011 - Istanbul)

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BANKING - Islamic finance seen taking roots in Turkey

GULFTODAY.AE - ISTANBUL: Turkey could emerge as a key market for Islamic finance while Asia continues to drive the industry’s growth but markets are still assessing the full impact of the global downturn on the sector, Maybank Islamic said on Tuesday. 

The recent growth of the sector coupled with the launch of several Islamic funds and a law granting tax neutrality to sukuk products have stirred talk that Turkey is poised to be the next growth market for sharia finance.    (source)

EVENTS - Make Turkey Gateway To New Export Markets, Says Dr M

BERNAMA.COM - KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia should consider Turkey as its gateway to new lucrative export markets, says former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

At the same time, Dr Mahathir said Malaysia should consider reducing its dependency on the US and EU export markets as economic crisis at home had affected both the US and EU's purchasing power. (source)

FINANCE - MALAYSIA - IILM Chief: Main Challenge Is To Appreciate All Jurisdictions

JAKARTA, July 19 (Bernama) -- The main challenge now for the International Islamic Liquidity Management (IILM) Corporation, perhaps, is to find the most common denominator among the jurisdictions for the global Islamic finance market, said Chief Executive Officer Mahmoud AbuShamma.

"We have to appreciate the different jurisdictions. We have institutions from Asia, Middle East and others. That's the main challenge," he said. (source)

EVENTS - Conferences - Neoloberalism and the crisis of social sciences - Istanbul May 20-22, 2011

ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCES, BEYAZIT

Saturday May 21, 2011

Blue Room

14.15 - 16.00

Perspectives on Religion and Development: the case of Islam

Abul Hassan - The Challenge in Poverty Alleviation: Role of Islamic microfinance and Social Capital

Eddy Shihao Fang - International Political Economy, Post-structural Politics and Islamic Finance

Pınar Çakıroğlu - The Rise of ”Homo-Islamicus” from Local Power to Global Power: Industrial Transformation of Kayseri in the Neoliberal Era

EVENTS - CONFERENCES - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE : Mr. Fahrettin YAHŞİ, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of our Association, has partaken in the conference organized by Erste Securities.

Click for the presentation of Mr. Fahrettin YAHŞİ, Chairman of the Board of Directors of our TKBB.

EVENTS - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE : Organised by Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) discribed as "India - Turkiye Cooperation" has been held in Istanbul on 01-04 April 2011.

ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICOC) - INDIAN MERCHANTS' CHAMBER (IMC)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011- Resadiye Cad. 34112 Eminönü, Istanbul
India Calling to Istanbul Turkey
April 12 - 15, 2011
Informal Networking Dinner hosted by Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC)
Venue: Istanbul Chamber of Commerce

Plenary Session II - Financial Services
Speaker : Osman Akyüz - Assembly Member/ ICOC Banking & Finance Committee
Chairman:: Mr. Mark Fernandes, Partner, Sylvester & Co
Speaker 1: Kamil Turgut Erkeskin -Assembly Member / ICOC Transport & Logistic Committee
Speaker 2: Mr, Saroj Datta, Executive Director, Jet Airways
Chairman:: Mr. Pradeep Chinai, Managing Director, Ceekay Daikin Ltd

Click for the presentatiion of Mr. Osman AKÜZ, Secretary General of TKBB.

FINANCE - Middle Eastern lenders discuss union

'We hope that the outcome of this conference will leave concrete milestones and a timeline for us to integrate the financial systems,' says Faris Sharaf, the Jordanian Central Bank governor.

Turkish Central Bank Gov. Durmuş Yılmaz called on Turkish lenders to invest in the Middle East to grow their businesses, while making a significant contribution to the banking systems of the region’s countries in the meantime.

Speaking on the first day of the “ShamGen Banking” meeting, an event hosted by Turkey’s Central Bank to discuss opportunities among Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, Yılmaz said Turkey paved the way for cooperation for the entire region with its policy of “zero problems with neighbors.” (full story)

EVENTS - CONFERENCES - Enhancing Shamgen banking - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan (March 28-29, 2011)

Venue : Conrad Hotel Istanbul

Languages : simultaneous English, Arab and Turkish

Info : http://www.tkbb.org.tr/download/SHAMGEN2011.pdf

29 March 2011, Tuesday - Conrad Hotel, Ballroom

09:00 - 09:15 Keynote Speech: Islamic Banking prospects for future cooperation

                      Mr. Raed. H. Charafeddine, First Vice-Governor, Banque Du Liban

09:15 –10:15 Fifth Session: Islamic Banking practices in ShamGen countries

                      Chairman: Mr. Osman Akyuz, General Secretary of the Participation Banks Association of Turkey

                      Mr. Mahmoud AbuShamma , CEO International Islamic Liquidity Management

Corporation , Kuala Lampur

                      Dr. Muhammad Halabi, CEO Al Baraka Bank Syria

EVENTS - ICEF - Istanbul Conference of Economics and Finance (May 20-21, 2011)

Having unique historical and cultural values, Istanbul is becoming a global financial center. We are organizing a scientific event called Istanbul Conference of Economics and Finance (ICEF-2011) in order to contribute to Istanbul International Financial Center Project; to realize and evaluate short, medium, and long term plans; to take part in the mission of determining, coordinating and following the future objectives.

The main topic of the conference is determined as “The Sustainability of Global Financial Stability” The conference will take place on May 20-21, 2011 with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister and the State Minister in Charge of the Economy Ali Babacan, Minister of State for EU Affairs and The Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış, and Minister of Finance Mehmet Şimşek. The themes of the Plenary Sessions are chosen as “Global Financial Stability and The Role of Central Banks Governance” and “Global Financial Stability and The Role of EU and Turkey.”

Istanbul Conference of Economics and Finance, to be held regularly, will be the meeting point of comprehensive works where the world of politics and business gather around a common goal. We are ambitious to draw some lessons from experienced crises, to develop learning’s about the problems to be faced in the future; to contribute for the development of economies in the regional, national and global level; to extend the ambiance of peace and comfort in the worldwide, to strive for the promotion of living quality of individuals and communities. (full story)

EVENTS - CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PAPERS - 2nd World Conference on Riba ( deadline March 31, 2011)

 CALL FOR PAPERS

The Riba Conundrum: Impartial outlook from accounting, legal and religious perspectives. 

 “Hence, while the Qur’anic condemnation of the concept and practice of riba is unequivocal and final, every successive Muslim generation is faced with the challenge of giving new dimensions and a fresh economic meaning to this term which, for want for a better word, may be rendered as ‘usury’”

                                                              Muhamad Asad The Message of the Qur’an

Date: 18th-19th July, 2011
Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

BANKING - Turkish bankers find Russian financial market reliable (Bank Asya)

Turkish bankers consider the Russian financial market to be stable and reliable, Cenk Karacaoglu, the Vice President of the leading Turkish financial institution Bank Asya said in Moscow. He added financial services as specific as Islamic financing is quite promising in Russia.

Mr. Karacaoglu announced this in Moscow where he took part in an international conference called "Islamic Finance. Prospects of Development in Russia".

At present, there is no intensive cooperation between Russian and Turkish banks, but this is beginning to change. Turkish banks are establishing their representative offices in Russia and entering the European market. All this shows that cooperation in a wide range of banking services has good prospects: insurance, renting etc. We want Turkish and Russian banks to intensify cooperation and jointly enter partner markets, including the Middle East region.

EVENTS - CONFERENCES - CALL FOR PAPERS - The International Conference on Financial Criminology - 8-9 June, 2011 (Islamic accountability and fraud risk management)

THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL CRIMINOLOGY 2011

Theme: Islamic Accountability and Fraud Risk Management

Date : 8-9 June 2011

Venue : Kuala Lumpur

The conference will present keynote address and guest lectures by professionals with experiences in investigations, legal aspects, forensic accounting, internal control, audit and commercial crime, with a special track of Islamic aspects. The main theme of the conference is “Islamic Accountability and Fraud Risk Management”. Thus, this conference offers parallel sessions, combining papers by the academics and practitioners, in research, concepts and ideas to promote better insights of theory and practice relating to financial criminology and fraud risk management. The conference will be a platform for a significant discourse for the interaction of ideas and exchange of information among academics and practitioners alike towards managing fraud using Islamic accountability in mitigating the risks of white collar crime across various countries. - Call for Papers

Islamic banking terms need a ‘western label’

Moinuddin Malim, chief executive for Mashreq al Islami Bank, said that financial products that adhere to Islamic teachings will only appeal to the wider western world if they adopt the phrase ‘ethical banking’ instead.

He said that too many people in the UK do not equate ‘ethical’ finance with ‘Sharia’-based products.

Mr Malim said: “What is Islamic banking? It is ethical banking. A lot of people just think that it is only for Muslim, and it is not - it is for everyone.

BANKING - Arab banks urged to expand in Middle East (and importance of Turkey)

BEIRUT: The banking industry could be a vehicle for creating more robust political and economic ties in the region, participants at the Union of Arab Banks conference told The Daily Star Thursday.

The comments came after Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered speeches that kicked off the two-day conference on Arab banks and international economic arenas.

ARTICLES - CONFERENCES - call for papers "Islamic banking products"

CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION


        2011 FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCE CONFERENCE


                         March 8-10 2011
                   Nikko Hotel, CBD Kuala Lumpur
                            MALAYSIA

REGULATIONS - FIQH - Malaysia To Host 1st World Conference On Riba

PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 19, 2010 – Kuala Lumpur, 20 October 2010: The 1st World Conference on RIBA scheduled to be held in Malaysia on 1 and 2 November 2010 will set the stage for an in-depth and comprehensive deliberation on RIBA or Interest from all perspectives.