Canadian banks promoted across the Arabian Gulf | The National

Canadian banks promoted across the Arabian Gulf | The National:

"The virtues of Canadian banks, which survived the financial crisis of 2008 with their credit ratings and reserves intact, are being promoted this week in the region by Janet Ecker, Toronto’s financial services ambassador.

Mrs Ecker, the president and chief executive of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA), a public-private partnership between Canadian municipal governments and the financial services industry, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dubai International Financial Centre. It includes sharing information on regional and international as well as Islamic banking trends.

Mrs Ecker was last week in Bahrain, where she attended an Islamic banking conference, an area of finance in which she is keen to learn more about as Canada boasts a large Muslim population."

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