IRTI, a Member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, is organizing the 11th IDB Global Forum on Islamic Finance on May 16 as part of the side events of the IDB’s 41st Annual Meeting holding in Jakarta, Indonesia from 15 to 19 May.
The forum is a platform for strategic policy dialogue among policymakers, professionals and other industry stakeholders, aimed at formulating strategies to elevate Islamic finance globally.
This year’s forum, themed ‘Role of Islamic Finance in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals’, is jointly being organized with Bank Indonesia, and will be declared open by IDB President, Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ali.
Top Indonesian government functionaries will join professionals from various countries to discuss how Islamic finance can aid the realization of the SDGs both in the global context as well as in specific nations including Indonesia, Sudan, and Pakistan.
IRTI Director General, Prof. Mohamed Azmi Omar, said the theme of this year’s forum is timely, coming just months after the takeoff of the SDGs.
“IRTI chose this theme because it is important that we find ways in which Islamic finance can support global development initiatives like the SDGs, especially in our member countries,” Prof. Omar added.
The forum is one of four IRTI side events during the IDB Annual Meeting. The others are on human capital development, poverty alleviation through Islamic microfinance, and Sukuk for infrastructure development.
Further information on the meeting can be found at www.irti.org.
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