Summer school of the Swedish bank that for the last forty years has offered interest-free credit to its members.

The conference was organized by the Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance.

The position of Keynes and the Islamic finance on the interest rate issue: a convergent analysis on the reasons of the current financial crisis.

This third edition of the ITS themed “Pathways to Capitalize on the Market Opportunity” was once again attended by key representatives of the Shariah-compliant insurance industry. Alberto Brugnoni chaired for the third year in a row the event.

The conference has brought together researchers and scholars of conventional and interest rate-free microfinance that have debated on how to make this form of financing more effective and social inclusive.

The 6th edition of TERRAFUTURA, a key Italian annual event, focused on the ways and means to guarantee a future to our planet. Its cornerstones are the good practices that make social, economic and environmental relations sustainable both in the private and the public domains.

The conference organized by the ‘Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia’ (IBFIM) and the ‘Malaysia Venture Capital Association’ (MVCA) was attended by the key players of the Pacific Rim region.

The Forum has gathered for the first time in Italy some of the most important international experts who have debated on the ways and means to set the scene for the harmonious development of Islamic finance in Europe.

The participation of nearly 400 senior executives, professionals and stakeholders coupled with the quality of debate and of the presentations, made the WTC 2009 edition one of the largest gatherings of the Takāful industry of the year.