The Securities Exchange Organization (SEO) held the 16th International Islamic Capital Market Conference virtually on Sunday and Monday (October 27, 28), in cooperation with the Iranian Association of Islamic Finance (IAIF). In this event, a group of the most prominent specialists and researchers in the field of Islamic finance from Islamic countries will participate online.

The main goal of this event was to review and exchange viewpoints on the latest developments and achievements in the field of Islamic finance, which is considered one of the vital and growing areas in the global financial markets.

In this two-day event, topics such as innovation in the field of Islamic finance, new technologies and their applications for the development of Islamic finance, new issues of jurisprudence and Shariah supervision in Islamic capital markets, the examination of developments, opportunities and challenges for the development of Islamic capital markets were among the key topics in the panels.

In this conference, professors discussed the need for development, taking into account sustainability indicators, providing a context for the participation of individuals and investors with different investment preferences, and the need to preserve the teachings of Islamic Sharia in the capital markets, using new technologies in the Islamic capital market arena.
Moreover, the use of artificial intelligence and blockchain and related products such as tokenization of assets, were discussed.
The opportunities and challenges of the development of Islamic capital markets in Europe were among the other topics discussed in this international event, and also experts from European countries expressed their views on the development of the Islamic financial industry in financial markets in Europe.

One of the important points in this area was the absorption of investing in Islamic capital market products for investors in Europe, and according to experts, having the support of real assets in the design of Islamic financial products causes the inherent stability of these financial instruments. In Europe,Islamic financial products are more consistent and stable.

In this event, professors and experts from countries such as Malaysia, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Oman, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Russia, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Singapore, Lebanon, Ghana, Germany, Syria, Kenya, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Indonesia, Sudan , Bulgaria and... were present.