The Islamic
Development Bank Group’s IRTI — Islamic Research and
Training Institute — is preparing to assess the feasibility of matching United
Nations-established sustainability goals as it organizes a May 16 global seminar
in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Housed within the structure of a larger worldwide forum slated
for May 15-19, the 11th Global Forum on Islamic Finance will enable
discussion of strategic policy among many industry stakeholders and government leaders,
with a specific emphasis on building Islamic finance on an international plane.
The 2016 forum centers on the “Role of Islamic Finance
in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”; will be coordinated jointly
with Bank Indonesia; and will be officially opened by IDB President Ahmed
Mohamed Ali. Indonesian leaders are expected to participate with an interest in
raising the profile of Islamic financing in their own nations.
IDB member IRTI strives to develop and maintain a robust
Islamic banking industry supporting trade in member countries. IRTI’s director
general, Mohamed Azmi Omar, praised the
convention theme as well timed given the recent launch of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
“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,” Omar said.
Based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, IRTI maintains membership in
IDB and operates regional offices in Almaty, Kazakhstan; Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia; Rabat, Morocco; and Dakar, Senegal.
