REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LONDON -- Indonesian Vice President Boediono is attending the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum held here, scheduled for October 29-31, where he will also deliver a speech focusing on Indonesia's economic progress.

The meeting seeks to increase the partnership between markets in Islamic countries and European countries, exploring the possibility of making London the global center for Islamic finance, discussing new solutions for global challenges and providing real investments.

Issues to be covered in the forum include exploiting the potential of women as important growth drivers, harmonizing Islamic and western banks, exploring export potential for high quality education in developing countries and developing technological collaboration between Islamic and European economies.

The WIEF Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Kuala Lumpur, organizes the meeting each year as a world-class business platform to provide business opportunities in the Moslem world and carry out programs from various initiatives from the WIEF Foundation which works to strengthen people's partnerships and the exchange of knowledge between Muslim and non-Muslim communities across the world.

The WIEF has in past years been held in Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Indonesia and Pakistan and is aimed at unifying Muslim and non-Muslim communities through business.

The ultimate goal of the forum is improving the welfare of the people in Muslim countries and of Muslim communities across the world through trade and businesses.

The forum also promotes dialog and cooperation between Muslim and non-Muslim businessmen, which is an important feature of international relations in the 21st century.

The focus of the 9th WIEF this year is banking and Islamic finance, technology, infrastructure development, health, exports, education and youths.

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