Standard Chartered Saadiq’s leadership position in Islamic Banking was celebrated at the Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards ceremony recently. The Bank was presented with three distinguished awards - “Best Islamic Project Finance House”, “Most Improved in Asia” and Afaq Khan, CEO, Standard Chartered Saadiq, was honoured with a personal achievement award for “Outstanding Contribution to Islamic Finance”, says a press release.
Standard Chartered’s leadership in Islamic Banking has continued to gain external recognition.
Over the past four years, Standard Chartered Saadiq has received more than 66 industry awards.
Standard Chartered Saadiq’s UAE based CEO, Afaq Khan, said, “We are very pleased to win these awards which recognise our contributions in major Islamic markets.
Our close working relationships with regulatory and industry bodies have been imperative in the development of the Islamic Banking sector.
I am very honoured to be presented the personal achievement award.
This award is a tribute to the dedication, professionalism and combined effort of the Saadiq team and colleagues across the Bank.

News: The Independent/ Bangladesh/ Mar-13-2011