KARACHI ( PRESS RELEASE )
The Director of the Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance at the Institute of Business Administration (Karachi), Mr. Ahmed Ali Siddiqui, visited the Islamic University of Maldives on the 18th of July, 2017 for a training session on Islamic Banking and Finance. During his visit, Mr. Ahmed signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Deputy Vice Chancellor of IUM, Dr. Mariyam Shahuneeza Naseer to work on collaborations for cross border learning opportunities in Islamic Finance.
Mr. Ahmed also conducted a fruitful meeting with the Senior Management of the Bank of Maldives, including Mr. Zulkarnain Bin Taman, Director of BML Islamic, Ms. FathimathManike and Mr. Ahmed Firas and their team to discuss effective propositions for international linkages within the industry for the Centre. Another meeting with Mr. Ibrahim Didi, the Managing Director for the Maldives Center for Islamic Finance was conducted to discuss future prospects for collaborations in terms of training and education between Pakistan and Maldives.
The visit was extended to Seychelles, where Mr. Ahmed met with Mr. Christopher Edmond, the First Deputy Governor and Mr. Naadir Hassan, Head of Financial Services Supervision of the Central Bank of Seychelles.