Dubai’s first-ever dedicated Islamic Economy Week spurred by increasing interest in industry, says DIEDC chief
Photo: Abdulla Al Awar, chief executive of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC)
DUBAI - Dubai’s first-ever Islamic Economy Week (IEW) comes five years after the launch of the city’s Islamic Economy vision was announced. Abdulla Al Awar, chief executive of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), told Salaam Gateway the Centre organised IEW after seeing increasing interest from industry stakeholders to hold activities around the flagship Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES).
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