Doha: Senior management from Barwa Bank, participated in key industry discussions at Euromoney Seminars’ prestigious 13th Annual Islamic Finance Summit held from February 10 to 12 at the Marriott Grosvenor Square, London.
Steve Troop, Group Chief Executive Officer took part in the panel discussion entitled “An interview with the industry’s thought leaders: reaching the ‘next stage’ of Islamic finance”, while Bashar Jallad, Group Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer participated in “Innovations in Islamic treasury and liquidity management: developing new methods of managing banks’ short-term funding needs”.
Arsalaan Ahmed, Head of Capital Finance, was on the panel that looked at Islamic capital markets: “What needs to be done to grow the recognition of sukuk as a global investment alternative?”
“We were delighted to participate in these distinguished panels and interact with key members of the Islamic Finance Industry from across the world,” said Troop.
“The UK Government’s recently announced proposal for the first Islamic sovereign sukuk outside the Muslim world is another example of the growth and increasing prominence of the Islamic Finance, and discussions like these are crucial to the future development of our industry,” he said.
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