Islamic Development Bank
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Senegal
The Islamic Development Bank will host Transformers Summit 2019 in partnership with the Government of Senegal to explore the future of the world’s cities. Macky Sall, Youssou N’Dour and Forest Whitaker to join world’s top entrepreneurs changing the future of inclusive, safe and resilient cities at this year’s Transformers Summit in Dakar.
The IsDB has successfully finalised a Sustainable Finance Framework and become the first AAA-rated institution to issue a Green Sukuk.
Bahrain
Manama, Bahrain, November 3, 2019: During the opening session of the 14th Annual Conference organized by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group H.E. Dr. Bandar Hajjar stated that “Islamic finance institutions should consider the untapped potential of Islamic Fintech and its likely role of catalyst to overcome current standardization challenges.”
Indonesia
Indonesia should reshape its industrial strategy to become more closely integrated into global production networks and enjoy the long-term benefits of growing global trade, says a new study from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
Indonesia
The study found that Indonesia should reshape its industrial policy, in order to claim a bigger role in global trade
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has awarded four innovators as part of its sixth edition of the Transformers Roadshow competition in which applicants are invited to pitch ideas accelerating one or more of the UN’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has launched a flagship publication on the side lines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, to help developing countries to establish national ecosystems for South-South and Triangular Cooperation.
Transformers Summit
Dakar, Senegal
The second Transformers Summit: Building Africa's inclusive, safe and resilient cities will take place on Monday 9th December in Dakar, Senegal. The IsDB’s annual Transformers Summit tackles the challenges remaining in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11): Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.