5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC BANKING AND FINANCE:
RISK MANAGEMENT, REGULATION AND SUPERVISION
ORGANIZERS: Central Bank of Jordan (Amman), Jordan, Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah
DATES: October 06-08, 2012
VENUE: Central Bank of Jordan, Jordan

During the last 30 years Islamic banking and finance has contributed significantly to the development of financial sectors and deepening of financial services in several countries thus significantly contributing to economic development and social progress. As Islamic banking and finance is expanding rapidly worldwide, its systemic importance for the stability of national, regional and global financial system is also increasing fast. By combining the premise of Islamic finance with the implementation of internationally accepted standards of best practices, a more efficient and stable financial system could be established. The objectives of the conference include: Taking stock of the relevance of Islamic banking and finance for financial and banking stability, studying the unique risks of Islamic banking and finance and facilitating the development of risk management culture in the Islamic financial institutions by prudential regulation and effective supervision in the light of the emerging Islamic financial architecture.

Robert Carle

Preventing Extremism Together

On July 7, 2005, three bombs exploded within 50 seconds of each other on three London Underground trains. An hour later, a fourth bomb exploded on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. The bombs were home-made organic peroxide-based devices, packed into rucksacks and detonated by the bombers themselves, all four of whom died. Fifty-six people were killed and 700 were injured. The bombings were carried out by four Muslim men, three of British Pakistani and one of British Jamaican descent. Two weeks later, four more British Muslim men launched another attack on the London Underground, but their bombs failed to detonate. The fact that all of the terrorists in these attacks were British nationals, many of whom seemed well integrated, alarmed government officials.