22/May/09: Dr. Abdullah al-Shami speaks about Islamic Banking on the "Annual General Conference: A Post Recession Scenario for Malta" conference at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana.
On 22 May 2009 Dr. Abdullah al-Shami, Professor of Comparative Islamic Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies at the Department of Arts & Sciences, attended by special invitation the “Annual General Conference 2009: A Post Recession Scenario for Malta” conference in Malta where he delivered a presentation and chaired a number of discussions.
His presentation on Islamic banking and finance was attended by the Prime Minister of Malta Dr Lawrence Gonzi and he was invited for a special meeting with the Minister of Finance of Malta regarding their potential interest on Islamic banking and finance.
The conference was organized by the Malta Employers' Association (MEA) and focused on the current global economic climate and how Malta can use the crisis to hit the ground running once the world economy recovers.
It also looked into the situation of various major economic sectors in Malta and how these stand to benefit from opportunities that will arise following the international recession.
The speakers consisted of a spectrum of Maltese and foreign experts who shared their views with the participants during the conference.
The panel of speakers included: Mr Pierre Fava (President, MEA), The Hon Minister Tonio Fenech (Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment), Mr Joseph Farrugia (Director General, MEA), Mr Josef Formosa Gauci (CEO, Malta Tourism Authority), Ing. Raymond Muscat (Director General, Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise & Industry), Mr Jacques Sciberras (CEO, National Commission for Higher Education), Prof Arnold Cassola (Chairperson, Aternattiva Demokratika), Mr Claudio Grech (CEO, SmartCity Malta), Mr Joseph G Woods (Manager of Innovation, The World Centre for New Thinking) and Prof Dr Abdulla Al Shami who is Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The Prime Minister of Malta Dr Lawrence Gonzi and the Leader of the Opposition Dr Joseph Muscat delivered the closing addresses.
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