25.11.2011 - Bermuda steps up Islamic finance effort
Bermuda’s latest target market of the Islamic finance industry was the focus for a delegation from the Island who travelled to Bahrain this week for the 18th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference. The conference, which was held under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister of Bahrain, featured Cheryl Packwood, CEO of Business Bermuda and Belaid Jheengoor, director of asset management for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Bermuda and chairman of the Island’s Islamic finance taskforce, on the panel discussion entitled ‘Upgrading Regulatory Frameworks and Risk Management Capabilities: New Approaches to Ensure Stability and the Successful International Development of Islamic Finance’.............................................Full Article: Source
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