Theme 1: Globalization, Trade in Services and Intangibles: Conceptual Challenges and Measurement Issues; Theme 2: The Potential and Challenges of Big Data and other Alternative Data in the Production of Prices, National Accounts, and Measures of Economic Well-Being; Theme 3: Time Use, Welfare...

The main topics of the Conference will be Islamic Economics and Finance which includes (but not limited to): - Islamic Economics and History - Islamic Finance and Banking - Islamic Insurance (Takaful) - Islamic Financial Instruments - Islamic Commercial Law

Conference Themes: The First Theme: the role of ethics in the economic stability The Second Theme: Islamic Finance vs. Conventional Finance The Third Theme: Economic policies from an Islamic perspective The Fourth Theme IV: International institutional experiences in facing crises, the Islamic...

The conference will discuss food security in its domestic and international dimensions and in the light of the recent global food crisis. Topics: 1. Global food price drivers and future trends 2. The new food price environment and implications for trade 3. The role of local production systems in...

CONFERENCE THEMES: - Building a global national/regional system of official statistics producing a high quality economic and social statistical package including internationally comparable indicators, standards and norms. - Efficient management of Decision Support Systems by executives in both...