In the last few weeks, there have been a number of stories in the headlines about the need for new talent among the Islamic financing world.

Astbury Marsden has reported that Islamic finance could create significant new jobs in London, which is intending to play a central role in the future expansion of the Islamic finance sector.

Earlier in May 2010, Kuwait Finance House (KFH-Bahrain), hosted 38 MBA students from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in a seminar designed to introduce them to Islamic financing and business transactions.

Most recently, Reuters has reported that there is a shortage of qualified professionals in the Islamic finance sector. “There are about 15 highly qualified internationally recognized scholars who are financially savvy and who understand modern finance,” said Harris Irfan, head of Islamic products at Barclays Capital, to Reuters. “It’s very difficult to get time with those 15 as they sit on dozens of boards and are very much in demand.”

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