Islamic finance forum lined up

MANAMA: The global Islamic finance industry has witnessed phenomenal growth over the past decade, with the estimated asset size now more than $1 trillion.

The annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC), which over the last 19 years has established its pre-eminent position as the world’s largest and most significant annual gathering of global Islamic finance industry leaders, is set to be held from December 9 to 11 in Bahrain under the official support of the Central Bank of Bahrain.