Along with the 2008 SNA update process
Webinar #5: Islamic finance
Accounting for Islamic finance in national accounts
Virtual meeting, Thursday, April 6th, 2023 (13.00– 15.00, Tunis Time, GMT+1)
AGENDA
Session 1 Opening
13:00 - 13:10 - Welcome remarks
13:10 - 13:20 - Key takeaways of the fourth webinar (Statafric / UNECA)
Session 2 Islamic finance: insights and challenges for macroeconomic statistics
13:20 - 13:35 - Introduction to conceptual issues: Islamic finance vs conventional finance
Presenter: Statafric
13:35 - 14:00 - Round table on countries’ practices
Session 3 Update of the 2008 SNA and BPM6: Statistical treatment of Islamic finance in the national accounts and external sector statistics
14:00 - 14:20 - Islamic Finance Task Team (IFTT): recommendations of the guidance note and the way forward
Presenter: IFTT Co-Chairs (Morocco and Palestine)
14:20 - 14:30 Islamic finance in the 2025 SNA and BPM7
Presenter: UNSD
14:30 - 14:55 Q & A - Discussions
14:55 - 15:00 Concluding remarks.
The webinar will be recorded. Interpretation from/to Arabic, French and English will be available.
Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/5816769798736/WN_AedhvfkZSwige7ZOd6EuPg
