Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre expands network of strategic partners in Indonesia

• Centre signs collaboration agreements with Indonesia Halal Lifestyle Center, National Islamic Finance Committee on sidelines of Indonesia Sharia Economic Festival 2019
• Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar:
  • DIEDC is shaping the new Islamic economy landscape
  • We are confident our strategic collaboration with IHLC and KNKS will strengthen the presence of Islamic economy in Indonesia

Dubai-UAE: 26 November, 2019 – Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia Halal Lifestyle Center (IHLC) and the National Islamic Finance Committee (KNKS) on the sidelines of Indonesia Sharia Economic Festival (ISEF) 2019. The two agreements appoint IHLC and KNKS as strategic partners of DIEDC in promoting the Islamic economy worldwide.

Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar, CEO of DIEDC, signed the first agreement with Sapta Nirwandar, Chairman of ILHC, and the second agreement with Ventje Rahardjo, Executive Director of KNKS, in the presence of senior representatives of the three entities.

The MoUs provide a framework for collaboration between DIEDC and the two Indonesian organisations with a focus on knowledge sharing, joint exhibitions, exchange visits, and workshops. Their objectives also include the introduction of the halal industry through IHLC and Islamic finance through KNKS to new markets, as well as leveraging the entities’ expertise to raise the profile of the Islamic economy.