Enhancing Global Financial Stability: Challenges and Opportunities for Islamic Finance

The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) is organising its 8th Summit on 10 - 13 May 2011 in Luxembourg. The Banque centrale du Luxembourg is hosting the Summit, which is themed: "Enhancing Global Financial Stability : Challenges and Opportunities for Islamic Finance”.

The changing façade of the global financial services industry over the last 12 months has been felt in, and impacted, many jurisdictions across the globe. These changes include calls by industry stakeholders for more prudent controls, greater supervision and good governance. The calls also point to greater cooperation among the guardians of the industry be it at the global or regional level. At this point in time, the need for international cooperation in the financial services industry as a key theme in enhancing global financial stability has never been more prominent.

The key challenges and opportunities identified for the Islamic financial services industry (IFSI) to enhance global financial stability will be discussed in this year’s Summit. The topics of discussion will cover the international developments in the financial regulatory landscape and what they hold for the IFSI, the impediments and prospects for regional and international cooperation, development of capacity building to enhance financial stability, as well as issues in transparency and market discipline and information environment.

The one-and-a-half day Summit aims to bring together an experienced international group of chairpersons and speakers, with a projected audience of over 200 delegates from all sectors of the financial services industry across the globe. The Summit will address the following topics :

  1. International Developments in Regulatory Landscape: Implications for Islamic Finance
  2. Financial Stability : Regional and Global Cooperation
  3. Developing Capacity Building to Enhance Financial Stability in the Islamic Financial Services Industry
  4. Enhancing Transparency & Market Discipline and Information Environment
  5. Panel Discussion on Issues in Enhancing Global Financial Stability

Three events will precede the Summit, a Workshop on Islamic Finance and IFSB Standards for Institutions Offering Islamic Financial Services and Islamic Capital Markets, IFSB Country Showcases and Special Session On Liquidity Management In The Islamic Financial Services Industry which the IFSB is organising on 10 May 2011 and 11 May 2011 respectively.

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Getting Around

The Summit official hotels (Sofitel, Novotel and Melia Hotels) are within walking distance of the Pre Summit and Summit event venues. The distances are as follows:

To the Chamber of Commerce
From Sofitel and Novotel: 10 minutes walk
From Melia: 15 minutes walk

To the New Conference Centre Kirchberg
From Sofitel and Novotel: 5 minutes walk
From Melia: 2 minutes walk

Transportation will not be provided to and from the venues. However, taxis are availble from the respective hotels at your own expense.

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