FRANCE - REGULATIONS - AAOIFI Standards now Available in French (Paris Europlace)

2011 Islamic France Aaoifi in French

FRANCE - PUBLICATIONS - Issuing and Listing Sukuk in France - How to Take Advantage of the Attractive French Legal and Tax Environment

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FRANCE - Paris EUROPLACE International Financial Forum 2010 / DIFC - Dubai

For further information on the 2010 Dubai/Paris EUROPLACE Financial Forum, please visit the website: www.paris-europlace.net/dubai2010/

Paris EUROPLACE, the association representing the global finance, investment and related business community of Paris, France and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the UAE-based financial and business centre and gateway between the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region (MEASA) and the world, have jointly organized today their first International Paris EUROPLACE Financial Forum in Dubai. This event is being held following a Memorandum of Understanding signed between DIFC and Paris EUROPLACE in January 2009 to strengthen the links between the two financial market places.

FRANCE - France ready to issue first Islamic bond next year

DUBAI — France will be ready to issue the first Islamic bond issue early next year as the legal framework is in final stage, a former special adviser to financial affairs at the French Treasury said in Dubai on Wednesday.

“We still have to work on some issues for it [Islamic bond or sukuk] but it’s a matter of weeks and then we will be ready in the beginning of 2011,” Thierry Dissaux, who is also Chief Executive of the French Deposits Guarantee Fund, told Khaleej Times on the sidelines of a financial forum in Dubai on Wednesday.

FRANCE - France aims to secure 10% of Islamic Finance industry

How can France partner up with the GCC banking industry and become a key player in Islamic Finance? This was the topic of a DIFC conference held today in Dubai, initiated by the DIFC Authority and Paris EUROPLACE, a government-backed initiative to promote the French banking industry worldwide. While banks in the UK entered into the lucrative Sharia banking industry more than ten years ago, French regulators have been dealing with the topic since 2007, when the French Market Authority accepted Sharia Funds.

FRANCE - EVENTS - DUBAI - Europlace Financial Forum - Dec 15, 2010