The Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia, Halim
Alamsyah, opens the "D-8 Islamic Microfinance Workshop", which is also
the 2nd D-8 Working Group on Development of the Islamic Financial
Services Industry, on Friday 11th November 2011 in Jakarta. Bank
Indonesia (BI) is hosting the workshop in conjunction with Developing
Eight (D-8) member countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Islamic banking arm of BRI. The meeting is themed "The Role of Islamic
Microfinance in Economic Prosperity and Community Empowerment", which
incorporates a number of issues relating to policy, the concept and best
practices of Islamic microfinance in Indonesia as well as other
Developing Eight member countries, and will be held from 11th – 13th
November 2011.(source)
The workshop is being held in anticipation of the
rapid Islamic financial development experienced over the past few years
as well as to further explore and develop Islamic financial potential
(particularly Islamic microfinance) in D-8 member countries, of which
the majority are Moslem. Brisk Islamic financial development has piqued
the interest of global financial organisations and countries around the
world in terms of raising the position of Islamic finance on the
international financial landscape. In fact, The World Bank Group has
formally recognised Islamic financing, which has been set as a priority
area in its financial sector program.
"Islamic microfinance still represents a small
portion of Islamic finance as a whole, however, rapid development has
been witnessed in the past few years in terms of service and nurturing
community empowerment through Islamic financial activities and
transactions in order to achieve public welfare goals", explained Halim
Alamsyah in his opening speech.
This activity is part of the program to boost the
capacity of human resources aimed at: (i) supporting the campaign for
economic prosperity and community empowerment, particularly in D-8
member countries; (ii) assisting D-8 member countries to develop
sustainable Islamic microfinance programs; (iii) enhancing the
expertise, skills and capacity of policymakers and practitioners of
Islamic microfinance in D-8 member countries; (iv) providing a medium
for D-8 member countries to share their experiences on Islamic
microfinance; and (v) raising participant awareness regarding the
importance of establishing a network among D-8 member countries to
develop an Islamic microfinance system as one way to ameliorate public
welfare.
A range of views from the relevant authorities as
well as Islamic microfinance market players, both banks and non-banks,
will be expressed covering the full gamut of policy, the concept, role
and best-practices as well as the views of the universities as centres
of excellence, in order to prepare and develop the concepts necessary,
including the appropriate training of human resources to fill positions
in this field. The issues to be discussed include (i) regulatory
authority perspectives of Islamic microfinance development; (ii)
practices of Islamic microfinance (banks and non-banks) in supporting
small enterprises and/or community empowerment; (iii) role of Islamic
Commercial Banks in supporting Islamic microfinance; and (iv) Islamic
microfinance concept and education development.
Attendees of the workshop include government and
non-governmental organisations from all eight participating countries,
the majority of which are Moslem, namely Bangladesh, Iran, Malaysia,
Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey and Indonesia.
Jakarta, 11 November 2011
Bureau Of Public Relations
Bureau Of Public Relations
Difi A. Johansyah
Head of Bureau
Head of Bureau
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