In the Malaysian state of Johor Bahru 8 World Islamic Economic Forum started its work. The forum was attended by a delegation of the Council of Muftis of Russia headed by the Director of the Department of Economics and Madina Kalimullina. In the delegation there also was the head of the International Relations Department of the International Centre for Halal Standardization and Certiciation Mr. Samat Sadykov.

The forum was attended by participants from 86 countries. The annual forum brings together more than two thousand people. This year the number of participants was about 2100 people. The Forum is held under the theme "The changing trends, new opportunities."

Accompanied by the sound of the national drum "Rabbani" guests of honour of the Forum entered the hall and took their place on the presidium - Malaysian Prime Minister, President of the Islamic Development Bank, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Singapore, the Minister and Special Envoy of the Government of Pakistan, the head of the Investment Agency of Qatar and others.

Among the Forum speakers there were also the vice-mayor of London, the head of the Central Bank of Malaysia, the head of waqf fund of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the head of Credit Rating  Agency of Japan etc.

The Forum began with reciting of verse 10-13 of sura Hudzhurat of the Holy Qur'an.

Every two years, the Forum is held in Malaysia. Prior to this, the Forum has always held in the capital Kuala Lumpur. Forum Chairman Tun Musa Hitam mentioned in his address speech the reasons of the postponement of the Forum from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru. This state, which borders with Singapore, is the most rapidly developing area of ??South-East Asia, located in the state of a free economic zone with a highly developed port. In addition, the region is a historical and cultural center of Malaysia and the region. The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Abdul Razak said that the forum and the results are not only important for the Muslim community but also for the world. Particularly the prime minister of Malaysia stressed the importance of investing in youth, education and training programs for future razvitiya.

The Forum continue its work from 4 to 6 December. The official languages ??of the Forum are English, Arabic, French, Russian. 

Source: MuslimEco.ru