FINANCE - Dubai to increase Islamic Finance products to France and heading for Indonesia

Dubai Exports, an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), in partnership with Invest France conducted an Islamic Financial Services Trade Mission to France. The Trade Mission included leading UAE companies in all areas of the Islamic Financial sector from advisory firms and specialists in structuring of products to Shariah scholars and investment banks.  


Engineer Saed Al Awadi, CEO of Dubai Exports, commented, "The principle aim of this trade mission is to ensure that our firms are able to capitalize on global opportunities in the sector. As such we plan to conduct similar missions to Canada which is considering regulatory changes to its taxation laws to incorporate Islamic financial services as well as Indonesia which is home to the world's largest Muslim population of over 130 million people.(full story)