Platinum sponsors of 3rd Annual World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference announced

The Commercial Bank of Qatar, which was established in 1975 as the first wholly owned private commercial bank in Qatar has played an active role in support of Government strategy for the industrial development of Qatar and has participated in the finance of many significant projects.

As part of its continued commitment to serve the Qatari community, and also underlining the growth in Islamic banking industry in Qatar and around the world, Commercial Bank of Qatar introduced Al Safa Islamic Banking which offers services and products that are fully Shari'ah-compliant.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), one of the fastest growing Islamic banking institutions has since its inception 10 years ago with a paid up capital of one billion Dirhams grown into a leading financial services group providing high quality, cost-effective and Shari'ah compliant financial services.

Commenting on the Platinum partnership with the 3rd Annual World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference 2008, ADIB's CEO, Tirad Mahmoud, noted:

"As one of the region's leading Islamic finance institutions, Qatar is a market we are looking at closely. We see the WIIFC as a key opportunity for us to engage with local customers and create a dialogue based around their needs, current and future."

This high level support from Commercial Bank of Qatar, Al Safa Islamic Banking and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank augurs well for the future development of new innovative modes of finance for large-scale projects. The 3rd Annual World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference has now firmly established itself as the leading platform for meeting the huge investment needs in the key infrastructure sectors.

More than 250 international delegates are expected to attend the 3rd Annual World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference.