BIBF Wins Global Award for Islamic Finance for Second Year running.
December 15,, 2009

Manama, Bahrain- The Center for Islamic Finance at BIBF has received the World’s Best Islamic Training Institution Award for 2009 awarded by CPI Financial’s acclaimed Islamic Business and Finance, a sister publication of The Banker. The award was received during the Islamic Business and Finance Awards Ceremony held at the Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai on December 14, 2009.

BIBF Director Mr. Garry Muriwai, in recognizing the efforts of the Center and of BIBF, said “To have received this honor in 2008 was both unlooked for and unplanned. It indicated the strides that BIBF and in particular the Center for Islamic Finance had made in leading, coaching and advising both local and international staff in Islamic Finance education. To have received this award for the second year in a row, is an acknowledgement of our significant efforts not only in investing intellectual and monetary resources in Islamic Finance Education but the continued innovation in delivering Islamic Finance solutions,”

“We have consistently prioritized Islamic Finance education, owing to our niche expertise in this area and our ability to add real value to the industry through our strong connections and resource. “The success we enjoy is attributed to the strong support and guidance provided by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. We truly appreciate their commitment to making BIBF the leading business and finance education center,” “Special thanks go out to the Central Bank of Bahrain and the Waqf Fund for their tremendous support to BIBF’s Center for Islamic Finance” added Mr. Muriwai.

The BIBF - Center for Islamic Finance was established in 1997 with a mission to assist in fostering the growth of the Islamic banking community throughout the Middle East and beyond. The learning experiences provided focus on operations, products and services, management development, and professional qualifications. It provides advisory services to clients wishing to structure Islamic transactions or gain access to the Middle East capital markets.

In the Picture: Standing in the middle (Mr. Garry Muriwai, the BIBF Director)

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