Speaker
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar
Governor, State Bank of Pakistan

Location: Langdell North, Harvard Law School

Dr. Shamshad Akhtar will discuss what current opportunities Pakistan offers in promoting Islamic finance to local and foreign banks, what obstacles the Islamic finance industry is facing currently in Pakistan, and what measures the government is taking to overcome these obstacles.  Her lecture will also cover how Pakistan is coordinating with other Middle Eastern countries in the development of Islamic finance and the viability of setting up a Central Shari'a Board similar to Bank Negara Malaysia, which provides a unified Shari'a supervision board for all Islamic banks in the country. Dr. Akhtar will also offer her thoughts on the future of the Islamic finance industry in Pakistan and new initiatives in Islamic finance.

 

THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Sponsored and hosted by
Islamic Finance Project
Islamic Legal Studies Program
Harvard Law School