The team from the Republic of Tatarstan has started training in Islamic finance
The team of the Republic of Tatarstan from representatives of ministries, departments and banks began training at Sberbank University under the educational program Fundamentals of Islamic Finance, which was developed jointly with the Center for Partner Financing and Special Projects of Sberbank. The Ministry of Economy is represented by the Head of the Territorial Development Department Elvira Sagitova and Assistant Minister Islam Sharifullin.
Senior Vice President of Sberbank Oleg Ganeev made a welcoming speech: "We are observing a number of multidirectional trends. On the one hand, there is a shortage of specialists, experts in the field of partner financing, and on the other hand, there is a high potential for this in Russia. And we are already seeing a great demand for our program: with the recruitment of more than 50 listeners today instead of the planned 30 people."
The program includes such modules of Islamic commercial law, banking and insurance, capital market and instruments, as well as accounting for Islamic financial institutions.
According to the results of the educational program, graduates will receive certificates of the international educational organization in the field of Islamic finance Global Islamic Financial Services, as well as a diploma of advanced training.
At the Islamic Finance program, experts will talk about the basics and specifics of Islamic commercial law and banking in comparison with traditional institutions, analyze the opportunities and limitations of work in the field of Islamic finance. Also, participants of the course will be able to improve their knowledge in the field of Islamic accounting and corporate governance.
The first stream was attended by more than 50 executives — representatives of state institutions, state-owned companies, medium and large businesses focused on the development of a new industry, as well as the further integration of Islamic finance into the Russian economy.