THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC ECONOMICS an‎d ECONOMIES OF THE OIC COUNTRIES 2009

The International Conference on Islamic Economics and Economies of the OIC Countries 2009 (ICIE2009) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 28–29 April, 2009. Jointly organized by the Department of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and the Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the conference provided a platform for scholars and industry players throughout the world to share their views in enhancing the theoretical and applied aspects of Islamic economics, banking and economic cooperation among Muslim countries. In line with the current interest on Islamic economics, banking and finance, the conference intends to promote intellectual discourse to evaluate the current state of the various sub-areas of the Islamic economics discipline and chart out the possible directions to be followed in the future, at both the theoretical and policy levels. It is encouraging to note that the papers presented during the conference not only evaluate the past performance, but also made continuous assessment of the progress of Islamic economics and the extent of its development and applications particularly in the Muslim countries.