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The
first annual World Islamic Banking Conference:
Asia Summit (WIBC Asia) was held in Singapore
from 14 to 15 June 2010 with the theme
of “Seeking New Growth Horizons”.
More than 350 central bankers, government
officials, as well as industry and academic
representatives from over 170 institutions
from Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia
attended the event. Rasheed M. Al Maraj,
Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain
and Sultan Bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, Governor
of the Central Bank of United Arab Emirates
delivered keynote speeches at the Summit.
Other conference speakers included financial
regulators, bank chief executives and
fund managers.
Lim
Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry
and Deputy Chairman of MAS, delivered
the opening address in which he called
for greater engagement between the Middle
East and Asia to complement each other’s
growth and to seek out new opportunities
for mutual benefit. He also highlighted
the positive outlook for Islamic finance
globally and outlined Singapore’s
wider developmental role as an international
financial centre in promoting Islamic
finance.
WIBC
Asia is positioned as a regional flagship
Islamic finance conference for the budding
industry to share their experiences and
capitalise on the growing business opportunities
within Asia. MAS’ support in establishing
and anchoring this annual conference in
Singapore signifies our broader commitment
to promote Islamic finance and ethical
investment.
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Lim
Hng Kiang, Minister
for Trade and Industry
and Deputy Chairman
of MAS speaking at the
World Islamic Banking
Conference : Asia Summit |
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Rasheed
M. Al Maraj (left),
Governor of the Central
Bank of Bahrain and
Sultan Bin Nasser Al
Suwaidi (right), Governor
of the Central Bank
of United Arab Emirates
with Minister Lim Hng
Kiang. |
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