(Dubai) – H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council and President of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University (HBMeU), has launched the Dubai Centre for Islamic Banking and Finance as a new step in support of the efforts towards establishing Dubai as the world’s capital for Islamic economy. The centre is a collaboration between the Hamdan bin Mohammed e-University and the emirate’s initiative: ‘Dubai: Capital of Islamic Economy’.
“The launch of the Dubai Centre for Islamic Banking and Finance is a significant boost to the Islamic economy sector in the UAE, and a major step forward in the economic development agenda of Dubai, in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for transforming Dubai into the capital of Islamic economy,” said Sheikh Hamdan. The announcement follows the unveiling of a plan in January by Shaikh Mohammed for the emirate to become the “global capital” of the Islamic economy. The new centre will provide support to the initiative through three academic programmes on human resources development, scientific research and community service.
