Russian-Arab Business Council The main goal of the activities of the Russian-Arab Business Council, created in 2003, is promoting the development of the commercial, economic and investment cooperation between the Russian and Arab business structures and giving them practical help in establishing business contacts. During the 7 years of RABC activity 16 bilateral councils were created, now they exist within the framework of the Russian CCI. The Russian-Arab Business Council has arranged eight Joint sessions between its Russian and Arab parts, supported forums, meetings, and conferences in which the leading businessmen took part. The recent RABC projects include the Arab Exhibition in Moscow “Arabia-EXPO” and two exhibitions of Russian goods and services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The schedule of the 2009 St.Petersburg International Economic Forum commenced with a Russian-Arab section entitled “Business Dialogue “Russia – the Arab world” which was held for the first time and backed by RABC. In its activities the Russian-Arab Business Council aims at gathering and analyzing the information for finding out the most attractive spheres of cooperation and promoting the interests of Russian companies in the Arab markets. Cooperation in the spheres of energy, communications, transport, building, banking, tourism and other spheres is being developed. The trade turnover between Russia and the Arab states approaches to 10 billion dollars which is 4 times higher than 5 years ago.
	PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia Tbk (BMI) was established in 1991, initiated by the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI), endorsed by the Government of Indonesia, supported by the Indonesian Association of Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI), Moslem entrepreneurs, and the general public. BMI commenced its operations in May 1992, and in 1993 BMI noted as a public company, yet not listed in a stock exchange. On October 27, 1994, BMI received its license to operate as a Foreign Exchange Bank. This recognition strengthened the Bank’s position as the first and leading Islamic bank in Indonesia with a growing array of products and services. In an effort to strengthen its capital base during the economic crisis on the late 90’s, Bank Muamalat solicited for a potential investor, which was responded positively by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Bank Muamalat on June 21, 1999, IDB officially became one of the shareholders of BMI. Currently, BMI becomes one of the leading Islamic Banks in Indonesia with total assets of IDR 16 trillion, and net profit of IDR 50 billion for fiscal year 2009.
	Al Baraka Banking Group is a Bahrain Joint Stock Company listed on Bahrain and NASDAQ Dubai stock exchanges. It is a leading international Islamic bank with Standard & Poor’s long and short-term credit ratings of BBB- and A-3 respectively. Al Baraka Banking Group offers retail, corporate and investment banking and treasury services strictly in accordance with the principles of the Islamic Shari'a. The authorised capital of Al Baraka Banking Group is US$1.5 billion, while total equity amounts to about US$1.7 billion. The Group has a wide geographical presence in the form of subsidiary banking Units and representative offices in twelve countries, which in turn provide their services through more than 300 branches. These banking Units are Jordan Islamic Bank, Al Baraka Islamic Bank Bahrain; Al Baraka Islamic Bank, Pakistan; Banque Al Baraka D'Algerie, Al Baraka Bank Sudan, Al Baraka Bank Limited, South Africa; Al Baraka Bank Lebanon, Al Baraka Bank Tunisia, Al Baraka Bank Egypt, Al Baraka Turk Participation Bank, AlBaraka Bank Syria and a representative office in Indonesia.
	Russian Association of Experts in Islamic Financing (RAEIF) The object of RAEIF is to develop expert community on Islamic Finance in Russia. The main goals of RAEIF are analysis of theoretical and practical aspects of Islamic financial instruments implementing and searching of new models of their using. RAEIF is founded on the initiative of the working group on alternative (Islamic) financial institutions and products, functioning from May, 2009. Joining to RAEIF is possible in the presence of the document, confirming the base knowledge on Islamic Finance, such as MIRBIS certificate, which is given after training course “Islamic Finance” and two commendatory letters from the RAEIF members. Other persons can contribute as the candidates. E-mail: rusexpertif@gmail.com www.raeif.ru
	Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation is one of Russia’s oldest institutions of higher education training economists and financiers. Our Academy traces its origins to the founding in 1919 of Moscow Finance and Economics Institute, the fi rst in the history of national economic education specialized higher financial education institution, which merged in 1946 with Moscow Credit and Economics Institute and received its new name – Moscow Financial Institute (currently the Finance Academy under the RF Government). MFI has always been famous for the quality of professional education it provided. For decades our graduates have constituted the backbone and elite of the country’s fi nancial and economic system. Th e USSR Prime Minister V.S. PAVLOV, the USSR and Russian Federation ministers of finance А.G. ZVEREV, I.N. LAZAREV, V.E. ORLOV, V.G. PANSKOV, I.I. FADEEV, B.G. FEDOROV, as well as many deputy ministers and heads of the USSR and RF Finance Ministry departments graduated from MFI-Finance Academy. Among our graduates are N.K. SOKOLOV, N.V. GARETOVSKY, V.V. GERASCHENKO, the former heads of the State Bank of the USSR and the Central Bank of Russia. Today, the Finance Academy is a major research and educational complex, one of Russia’s leading centres for research and education in finance, credit, fi nancial management, insurance, taxes and taxation, accounting, analysis and audit, international economic relations, risk analysis, crisis management, mathematical methods in economics, state and municipal administration
	The Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS (Institute) is a self-reliant, non-governmental, privately owned educational complex of higher education, post-experience management development and training. It was established in 1988 on the basis of an inter-governmental agreement between Italy and the Soviet Union. MIRBIS portfolio comprises programs and courses of pre-Bachelor, undergraduate and postgraduate level, including MBA, EMBA, PhD and Doctorate, executive development, updating and professional training. MIRBIS has the following international accreditations: AMBA of the International AMBA association – MBA programs with 5 modes of delivery (June 2004, June 2009), AMBA MBM (June 2005, June 2009), EPAS accreditation of the EFMD - Bachelor of Economics (December 2006; January 2010).
	Crocus Expo is the International Exhibition Centre situated in Moscow. Since its beginnings in 1989, Crocus International has committed itself to developing innovative and ambitious firsts for Russian consumers. In the nineties the company was among the pioneering private retailers and developed a number of exhibition brands. During the past decade the Group has built Crocus City, a unique retail and business district on the north-west edge of Moscow covering 90 hectares. The complex comprises Crocus Expo (549 thousand sq m), the biggest East European venue with 19 exhibition halls, the transformable Crocus Congress Centre (10 thousand sq m), the magnificent multi-purpose Crocus City Hall with the auditorium for 6200 people, the comfortable Auquarium Hotel with 225 rooms, the elegant Crocus City Mall hosting over a hundred fashion retial outlets and six restaurants, Tvoi Dom, the biggest elite hypermarket, Shore House restaurant with marina and the Myakinino metro station. The next stage of Crocus City development will include Crocus Manhattan business centre with the biggest Holiday Inn chain’s hotel for 1000 rooms.
	Halal Controlis an internationally recognized institute of halal certification providing the industry with professional certifi cation services since 2001. In its operation as an internationally operating halal certifi cation body, Halal Control has received several important acknowledgments. Among others from the JAKIM Malaysia (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia), the Assessment Institute for Food, Drugs and Cosmetics of Indonesian Council of Ulama (LPPOMHalal MUI Indonesia), MUIS Singapore and the Thai Institute for Halal Food Standard (HAFSOT). Our halal food standard covers the particularities of all main accepted Islamic schools (Mazhab) providing the fundamental requirement for the acceptance of our certifi cate throughout the Muslim world. The standard reference adopted by Halal Control is based on the decrees of its reputable international board of Ulama (scholars) and its international panel of technical experts. Further based on recommendations set by Malaysia in its Malaysian Standard MS1500:2004, the Halal Assurance System guidelines and validation criteria applied and stipulated from the Islamic Fatwa/Decree of Indonesian Council of Ulama on food AIFDC-ICU/LPPOM MUI and the reference of General Guidelines for use of the term „Halal“ issued by CAC/GL 24-1997 Codex Alimentarius.
	Gallery of Tatiana Miusse
	Ruh center