IFN Correspondents
IFN Correspondents are senior Islamic finance practitioners providing brief and concise monthly updates on specific markets and sectors, ensuring our readers receive the very best in up-to-date information from the front lines.
IFN Sector Correspondents
Dr Kamola Bayram
Assistant professor, KTO Karatay University, Turkey and project consultant and advisor for project management, International Council of Islamic Finance Educators
Dr Sutan Emir Hidayat
Director, Islamic Economy Supporting Ecosystem, National Committee for Islamic Economy and Finance (KNEKS)
Hichem Bouqniss
Executive director, International Islamic Liquidity Management
Dr Mohammed R Kroessin
Head of Islamic microfinance, Islamic Relief Worldwide
Dermot O’Reilly
Head of ethical finance, ARX Financial Engineering
Mohammad Aamir
Former credit analyst, Islamic International Rating Agency
Professor Dr Abdussalam Ismail Onagun
Co founder & CEO of Qitmeer Smart Consultancy
IFN Market Correspondents
Majid Pireh
Islamic finance expert, Securities & Exchange Organization of Iran
Ajai Thomas
General manager – Financial Control & Planning and chief financial officer, Kuwait International Bank
Dr Ilyas Zaripov
Member, Partnership Banking Working Group, Central Bank of the Russian Federation
Pierre Alexandre Lette
Director of legal affairs, Regulatory Body of Wharehouse Receipt System (ORSRE)
Shiraz Refai
Head of Alternate Financial Services - LOLC Finance and head of Strategic Initiatives, International Operations (Middle East & North Africa) – LOLC Holdings
Asas Worasutr
Former trade finance officer for financial institutions, Islamic Bank of Thailand
Mohamed Araar
General directorate of External Financing and Settlements, deputy director of Private Financing and International Relations Department, Central Bank of Tunisia
Fatma Cinar
Islamic Finance Portfolio Lead, Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD), United Nations Development Programme.