POLAND - UAE and Poland to explore joint investment potential

noorislamicbank.wordpress.com - Top officials of the UAE and Poland on Sunday agreed to enhance business cooperation and explore joint investment potential between the two countries to further strengthen the bilateral relations. At the UAE-Poland Business Forum, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Donald Tusk lauded the strong bilateral partnership enjoyed by his country and the UAE and the growth of Dubai, which he said has become a symbol of human endurance, economic development, hospitality and peaceful co-existence. (source)

SPAIN - FINANCE - Dubai's DIFC hosts seminar to strengthen economic and financial cooperation between UAE and Spain

Business Intelligence Middle East - UAE.  The Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC”), the financial and business hub connecting the region’s emerging markets with the developed markets of Europe, Asia and the Americas, today hosted “UAE and Spain: Economic and Financial Cooperation”, an investment conference held in association with the Madrid Centro Financiero (“MCF”). (source)

GERMANY - Dar Al Sharia signs collaboration agreement with German Islamic Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance

Dubai-based Dar Al Sharia Legal & Financial Consultancy, is the provider of Shariah consultancy services globally, has signed a collaboration agreement with the German Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IFIBAF). The relationship between these two organisations originates from a highly successful Islamic Finance Trade Mission to Europe conducted by Dubai Exports, an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development. (source)

GERMANY - Dubai Exports and AHK lead Islamic finance trade mission to Germany

Dubai Exports, an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), Government of Dubai, led an Islamic financial services trade mission to Germany. The mission was organised in partnership with the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce (AHK) and sought to assist firms from the UAE to enter the largest economy in Europe.

 Eng. Saed Al Awadi, CEO of Dubai Exports, said that, "two years ago we started promoting UAE's capabilities and expertise in Islamic or Shariah compliant financial services to major markets abroad. We were not surprised by the overwhelmingly positive response and the successful outcomes that have been achieved to date. This mission builds on from our previous successes and allows our firms in the sector to target new markets." (full story)

LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg Delegation in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh on Gulf Tour

Prince Guillaume, Saudi Finance Minister, Minister Frieden SIP

 

Prince Guillaume's and Finance Minister Luc Frieden's tour of the Gulf States continued when they stopped in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates on Monday, and then to Saudi Arabia yesterday.

Fresh from their working visit to Qatar, the visit to Abu Dhabi, along with the rest of the Luxembourg delegation from the financial service sector in the Grand Duchy, saw them meeting the UAE's Finance Minister, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, to discuss the economic situation in the region and strengthening relationships in the financial field. (source)

GERMANY - UAE - Events - Seminar - Islamic Finance in Germany (Jan 25, 2011 - Dubai)

Dubai Exports, an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development, in partnership with the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry & Commerce (AHK) are organizing a workshop on “Islamic Finance Opportunities in Germany”.

The Event is part of the Government of Dubai’s efforts to promote exports of banking and financial services from the UAE, an area where the country has strong expertise and is acknowledged as an industry leader

Workshop on “Islamic Finance Opportunities in Germany”

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

The Ritz Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai