From Saudigazette.com.sa: The global financial crisis is not unknown. The Pakistan Writer’s Forum invited reputed economist Dr. M. Umer Chapra to speak on this subject on Feb. 26 at Shaheen Restaurant, Jeddah.

Chapra, author of several books, served for over 35 years as senior economic advisor at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) and has been working for the Islamic Reserach and Training Institute of the Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, since 1999….. Full Article: Source