Third series of WIBC leaderboard launched

Manama : The 24th World Islamic Banking Conference has announced the launch of 3rd series of WIBC Leaderboard which will see top performing Islamic Financial Institutions vying for awards recognising the Best Performing Banks at the Global, Regional and Country Level.

The theme for the 24th WIBC - “Drivers of Economic Growth & Risks: Policymakers & Regulators” is in line with the conference’s steady vision to serve as a compass for the global Islamic finance and banking industry. 

The event is expected to draw participation from over 1300 global industry leaders, policymakers, innovators and stakeholders, all focused on generating breakthrough insights that help navigate through the complexities of the global financial  system. 

Introduced as part of the 2nd WIBC Leaderboard, The CSR Award (Corporate Social Responsibility) will also be a key award constituting this year’s WIBC Performance Awards, the scores of which will be aggregated as per the CSR Index and the Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI). 

The WIBC Leaderboard will form the basis of the annually anticipated WIBC Performance Awards 2017, whereby Industry leaders will be recognised for their excellence at the Gala Dinner on December 5, and the nominees of which have been already announced and can be viewed at: http://wibc2017.com/leaderboard/

Top performing Islamic financial institutions will be vying for 3 categories of the awards: One Global Award, Four Regional Awards for each of the following world regions: GCC, South East Asia, South Asia and Levant & Twelve Country Awards for each of the following countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Turkey, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Currently, top performers include: Boubyan Bank (Kuwait); Alizz Islamic Bank (Oman); Al Rajhi Bank (Saudi Arabia); Bank Aljazira (Saudi Arabia); Social Islami Bank (Bangladesh); Meezan Bank Limited (Pakistan); Maybank Islamic Berhad (Malaysia); Kuwait International Bank (Kuwait) and Alinma Bank (Saudi Arabia). 

To find out more about the 24th World Islamic Banking Conference, visit: www.wibc2017.com