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IsDB Institute hosts public lecture on Islamic moral political economy and sustainable development

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) hosted a public lecture on the articulation of the Islamic moral political economy and sustainable development. The lecture, delivered by Prof. Mehmet Asutay, the winner of the IsDB Prize for Impacfull Achievement in Islamic Economics, took place at the IsDB Headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 9 October 2024. Prof. Asutay, the Director of the Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance at Durham University Business School, was awarded the prize in recognition of his significant contributions to shaping Islamic finance to promote sustainable development and human welfare within the Islamic moral political economy paradigm