Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai and General Supervisor of Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), on Tuesday launched the ‘My Salaam’ portal and mobile app in Dubai on the sidelines of the Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES) 2016. In a bid to further digitise the dynamic sectors spanning the …

  Dubai / Emirates Business The third plenary session of the first day of the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2016 examined whether blended finance is the answer to funding sustainable development. Blended finance is defined as the complementary use of grants and non-grant financing from either private or public sources, or both, to ensure projects are financially viable and sustainable. …

  Dubai / Emirates Business ‘Innovation 4 Impact’ Competition, a unique platform targeting the growing Islamic digital economy, took centre-stage at the 2016 Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES 2016) as one of the Summit’s special programs. The Competition began on Tuesday at Madinat Jumeriah in Dubai, with more than 2,500 attendees including policymakers, senior government officials, industry leaders, top executives …