You could say we later became colleagues there as honorary chairmen of the monetary workshop. After nearly two decades in politics, you switched back to the business world in 2004 to begin shaping the fortunes of the savings banks group as an Executive Board Member of the German Savings Banks Association. There you were in your element.
This is largely because the investor community worldwide is being attracted by the “risk-return” and other innovative features of Islamic products, the product range IF offers, and the ethical investment philosophy and governance structure it promotes. Worldwide demand for Islamic financing is also gaining momentum as IF conforms itself to conventional finance by adopting proper regulatory and supervisory frameworks.