Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj: The role Islamic financial institutions play in financing development projects Speech by His Excellency Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, at the Regional Forum on the Role of Islamic Financial Institutions in Financing for Development, Manama, 4 September 2007.
*  *  *  Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen – Good Morning. It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all today, and to help inaugurate this important Regional Forum on the Role of Islamic Financial Institutions in Financing for Development. First, let me thank you all for participating at this event today.