CPI’s Banker Middle East magazine announced as Official Media Partner for The World Islamic Banking Conference 2004

Dubai 21 November 2004, Banker Middle East, the region’s only English language banking publication has been announced as official media partner alongside The Financial Times for the 11th World Islamic Banking Conference, held at Bahrain’s Gulf International Convention & Exhibition Centre, 11th-13th December.
The World Islamic Banking Conference is the global think-tank committed to improving the insight & performance of the Islamic Banking & Finance Industry. Now in its 11th year the conference will take Improving Performance & Ensuring Sustainable Growth in an increasingly Competitive Global Market as its theme. This year’s distinguished panel of speakers includes Governors of central banks, Leaders of international and regional institutions and Visionaries from the banking and finance industry.

Banker Middle East is published by CPI Financial, a division of CPI (Corporate Publishing International), one of the UAE’s leading IT, business and consumer publishing houses and regional partner of IDG, the world’s largest IT publisher. CPI’s Chief Executive Officer Dominic De Sousa commented, "Banker Middle East’s involvement in this prestigious event will continue to strengthen its presence in the region and provide a perfect platform in which to introduce CPI Financial’s launch of The Islamic Banking and Finance Yearbook 2005 in December of this year."

Founded in 2000, Banker Middle East offers a unique insight into the latest deals, trends and events shaping the business of banking. From local news updates to keynote interviews and features, analyzing the full range of banking activities, from corporate to retail, treasury and capital markets, security, e-banking, Islamic finance and more, Banker Middle East in print is circulated to over 13,500 senior financiers in the Middle East every month.