Awareness Programme

Central Bank of Jordan is hosting the Summit. Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 13/05/2008 08:30 - 09:30 Registration 09:30 - 10:30 Opening Session 10:30 - 11:00 Networking Session and Coffee Break 11:00 - 12:30 Session 1: Globalisation of Islamic Financial Services – Opportunities and Challenges Topics to cover: • Globalisation of Finance, and Pattern of Global Imbalances, and Their Implications for Supply and Demand for Islamic Finance • Growth in Different Industry Segments – Recent Developments, and Domestic and International Factors • Opportunities in Islamic Finance – Potential Returns to Innovation and Specialised Technology • Challenges in Legal Infrastructures, Regulation and Human Resources 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and Prayers 14:00 - 15:30 Session 2: Cross-Border Capital Flows Topics to cover: • Evolving Role of Islamic Finance in Cross Border Capital Flows – Size, Patterns of Flows, and Their Determinants • Role of Islamic Capital Markets in Fostering Cross Border Capital Flows – Domestic and Global Issues • Constraints on Cross Border Flows of Islamic Finance 15:30 - 16:00 Networking Session and Coffee Break 16:00 - 17:30 Session 3: Regional Integration of Islamic Financial Markets, including Islamic Capital Markets – Key Issues Topics to cover: • Promoting Regional Integration of Islamic Financial Services – Rationale (Intermediating regional surpluses to support regional economic growth, strengthening competitiveness of capital market institutions, such as stock exchanges in the region) • Catalytic Role of Government – Issuance and Management of Government Financing Instruments, Providing Enabling Conditions to Develop Domestic Markets and Facilitate Their Regional Integration Through Appropriate Macroeconomic and Financial Policies Downloadable Document(s) 1.) Event Session(s) - PDF Format

Due to certain unavoidable circumstances, the Islamic Financial Services Awareness Programmes due to be held in Karachi from the 27 - 31 October 2008 have been cancelled. Any inconvenience caused is highly regretted. Should you require further information, kindly email [email protected] The programmes that have been cancelled are: - 3rd International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance: Risk Management, Regulation and Supervision - 2nd Public Lecture on Financial Policy and Stability - Interactive Session on the Financial Health of Islamic Financial Services - 5th International Seminar on Challenges facing the Independence of Shariah Supervisory Boards - Seminar on Monetary Operations and Liquidity Management

The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) are jointly organising Conference open to all IFSB & IIF members, as well as interested parties. Bank Negara Malaysia is hosting. Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 20/11/2008 09:30 - 10:30 Opening Ceremony 11:00 - 12:00 Session 1 Resilience and Stability of the Islamic Financial System - An Overview 14:00 - 16:30 Session 2 Prerequisites for Resilience and Stability of the Islamic Financial System 16:00 - 17:30 Session 3 Prerequisites for Resilience and Stability of the Islamic Financial System Day 2 21/11/2008 09:00 - 10:30 Session 4 Risk Management and Prudential Standards in Islamic Finance: Are they fit to prevent crisis? 10:45 - 12:15 Session 5 Managing the Islamic Financial System in a Crisis Downloadable Document(s) 1.) Event Session(s) - PDF Format

This one-day seminar is held prior to the IFSB 4th Seminar on the Regulation of Takaful. Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 25/11/2008 08:30 - 09:00 Registration 09:00 - 09:15 Opening Session Briefing by Seminar Chairperson to set the objectives and goals of the Seminar. 09:15 - 10:15 Session 1: The Expansion of Takaful and Retakaful and the need for ratings 10:15 - 11:15 Session 2: Rating Agencies Methodologies for Takaful and Retakaful Firms (Part 1) 11:15 - 11:40 COFFEE BREAK 11:40 - 13:00 Session 3: Rating Agencies Methodologies for Takaful and retakaful Firms (Part 2) 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch and prayer 14:30 - 15:30 Session 4: Perspectives of Rated Institution 15:30 - 16:30 Session 5: Building Transparency, Understanding and Trust: next Steps in an Industry Dialogue Downloadable Document(s) 1.) Event Session(s) - PDF Format