SESRIC and World Bank Signed Memorandum of Understanding | |||
Date : | 09-13 January 2013 | Venue : | Washington DC - USA |
During its visit to the World Bank, the SESRIC delegation was also received on a courtesy call by Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, President's Special Envoy on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Financial Development. The SESRIC Director-General briefed Dr. Mohieldin on the recent activities of the Centre, particularly in the area of Islamic economics and finance, and appreciated his continued support in the development of this emerging field. Dr. Mohieldin commended the Centre’s work so far in promoting the public awareness in the area of Islamic economics and finance and, referring to the two landmark Islamic finance events that SESRIC will be organizing in September 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey, he expressed, in his capacity as the President’s Special Envoy, his readiness to be a part of and support these events. In another courtesy call on Mr. Kaushik Basu, the recently appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, Dr. Alpay expressed the Centre’s openness to explore further cooperation opportunities with the Bank, particularly in the area of policy research and the development of joint projects, with a view to addressing the challenges confronting the development process in the mutual member countries. The SESRIC delegation also met with Ms. Claudia Sepulveda, Senior Economist in the World Bank’s Development Economics Vice Presidency and Manager of the Annual Bank Conferences on Development Economics (ABCDEs), to discuss the potential ways and means for the Centre’s involvement in the ABCDE 2013 which would be held on June 3-4, 2013, on the theme “Risk and Vulnerability” and under the hospitality of the Bank. |