ANNUAL ISLAMIC FINANCE CONFERENCE

Makassar, 4 - 5 July 2018

The 3rd Annual Islamic Finance Conference (AIFC) was officially opened by the Indonesian Deputy Finance Minister, H.E. Mardiasmo, at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Makassar, South Sulawesi. This conference was attended by 300 participants representatives from various multilateral institutions, regulators, policymakers, academia and speakers throughout the world from various stakeholders of Islamic economics. In his opening remaks, H.E. Mardiasmo stated that the development of sharia financial technology (sharia fintech) has a great potential to help enhance the share of sharia financial business in the country’s financial services. The aim of this conference was to promote discussion on the application of theory, models and instruments of Islamic finance and innovation in digital technology to achieve inclusive and sustainable development.