BY: R. SRINIVASEN – The Hindu Business Line Come November and Dubai will play host to the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). This is not just another attempt by the emirate to push itself as an alternative to the ...
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Dubai Chamber begins preparations for the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum
By Matthew Amlôt – CPI Financial Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry started preparations for the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum 2014 (WIFE), which will be held in Dubai in November, by receiving a high-profile Malaysian delegation led by The Honourable ...
Read More »UAE: Dubai will harness $6.7trn Islamic economy
By Wam A recent government decree to establish the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre is expected to appreciably advance the Emirate’s seven-pillared strategy to establish itself the capital of the Islamic economy within three years. The Development Centre will be ...
Read More »UK: Make way for Halal chocolate
By Tariq A. Al-Maeena The British love affair with chocolates is legendary and secondary only to the Swiss. In a study carried out a couple of years ago, consumption by weight of chocolate per head in Britain exceeded any EU ...
Read More »London stakes claim to be the global capital of Islamic finance
By Vikram Khanna Business Times The UK capital is already the biggest such centre outside the Islamic world SINGAPORE – Which city, or nation, will be the global leader in Islamic finance over the next decade? The favourites at the ...
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