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| Source: Salaam Gateway website. |
The Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has launched the Salaam Gateway portal for Islamic economy-related industry intelligence on the first day of the Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES 2015) at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. Available in English and Arabic, the platform is also a repository of Islamic economy companies from across the globe.
An initiative of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) in partnership with Thomson Reuters, the platform articulates Dubai's strategy for Islamic economy development that was launched in 2013, reported WAM, the Emirates news agency.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said, "The summit achieves our goal of making Dubai a hub for knowledge in the Islamic domain, and marks a major step towards the globalisation of the Islamic economy."
Named after ‘salam’ (سلام), the Arabic word for peace, Sheikh Mohammed said the gateway represents a message of peace from the UAE to the world. He said that Salaam Gateway will spread the culture of Islamic economy and build awareness of the economic opportunities available.
"After a few years, we hope to see the field of Islamic economy taking its rightful place among other fields. The electronic platform for the global Islamic economy is the first step towards achieving this goal," he added.
Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar, CEO of Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), said, "As a first-of-its-kind initiative in the Islamic digital economy, the Salaam Gateway will go a long way in strengthening Dubai’s endeavours to become a global knowledge platform and trusted reference for the fast growing Islamic economy domain."
Nadim Najjar, General Manager of Thomson Reuters in the Middle East and North Africa, said, "This platform will serve as a major source for research, information and data for business and specialists in Islamic economics, and a valuable repository for other concerned parties."
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