Al Baraka Group strategic sponsor of 43rd Al Baraka Islamic Economics Symposium

TDT | Manama                                        

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Al Baraka Group yesterday announced its sponsorship for the 43rd edition of the Al Baraka Islamic Economics Symposium as the forum’s Strategic Sponsor.

The event is being held at Prince Mugrin University in Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from March 15-16, 2023 under the theme “The Sustainability Authenticity in Islamic Banking”.

This year’s edition will witness widespread participation from a group of senior officials, board members and chief executives of government economic agencies, Central Banks, financial institutions, Islamic banks and financing companies from around the world.

Joining them will also be well known experts in the field, academics, researchers, university professors, Master’s and Doctoral students, Islamic economics and Sharia experts, as well as social media influencers in Islamic finance and economics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The symposium aims to highlight how the concept of sustainability is rooted in its various dimensions within the principles and provisions of Islamic law, and how to achieve UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) according to the mechanisms and tools of Islamic economics.

ABG, as an annual sponsor of the symposium, will have a strong presence at the forum led by Shaikh Abdullah Saleh Kamel, Chairman of ABG and the Board of Trustees of Al Baraka Islamic Economics Symposium. Commenting on the occasion, Shaikh Abdullah, said: “This is a testament of the remarkable contributions made by ABG with the aim of strengthening the sector, overcoming obstacles facing its development, and paving the way for broader horizons of growth and sustainability in Islamic finance.”

The first Al Baraka Islamic Economics Symposium was held in 1981, and it has continued to be held annually.