KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — The World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation, has moved to work closely with the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (MUSIAD) of Turkey, WIEF said in a statement here on Monday.
The WIEF said its chairman Musa Hitam and MUSIAD chairman Omar Cihad Vardan, had agreed at a recent meeting here that the activities of the two bodies should be synergized to complement each other.
Musa who chaired the meeting said that the philosophy of the WIEF was to invite businessmen to network and create business partnerships, without political, religious and spiritual undercurrents.
Omar was also invited by the WIEF to be a member of its international advisory panel which consists of thought leaders and heads of The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) related organizations.
The WIEF Foundation was established in March 2006 to institutionalize the WIEF.
It is an independent non-profit organization that administers and organizes the annual global and regional forums besides fostering partnerships amongst Muslim entrepreneurs and between Muslim and non-Muslim businessmen.
Editor: Du
Source : Xinhua
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