Platinum sponsor:

European Islamic Investment Bank (EIIB)
European Islamic Investment Bank is the first independent Sharia’a compliant Islamic investment bank to be authorised by the FSA. EIIB received authorisation from the FSA on 8 March 2006 and commenced trading on 3 April 2006.

EIIB’s mission is to achieve excellence in the provision of Sharia’a compliant investment banking products and services.

EIIB intends to offer its customers Sharia’a compliant Treasury and Capital Markets, Asset Management (including Private Banking), Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking and Advisory and Corporate Finance services.

EIIB has its headquarters in London and has applied to open a representative office in Bahrain.

Gold sponsors:

Calyon is the Corporate and Investment Bank of the Crédit Agricole Group, combining the businesses of Crédit Agricole Indosuez and Crédit Lyonnais' Corporate and Investment Banking division.

Backed by Crédit Agricole S.A.'s credit ratings and financial solidity, Calyon is positioned as a major player in financial markets and among Europe's leading corporate and investment banks by revenues.

With a staff of 13,000 employees in 58 countries, Calyon offers its large corporate and financial institution clients increased investment capacity in the world’s financial markets.

Calyon’s activities are organised into two major divisions, Capital Markets, Brokerage and Investment Banking and the Financing division.

Kuwait Finance House
Kuwait Finance House (KFH) was established in the State of Kuwait in 1977, as the first bank operating in accordance with the Islamic Shari'a. KFH is listed in Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE), with a market capitalization of KD 3.133 billion as of 31 December 2006. Assets total KD 6.314 billion and deposits amount to KD 3.730 billion, representing 25% of the total deposits in the Kuwaiti market as per the balance sheet of 2006.

KFH has been highly rated by prestigious international agencies. Standard & Poor's rated KFH A-/A2 for short and long term investments, respectively. Capital Intelligence rated KFH A/A1 for short and long term investments, respectively. Fitch International also rated KFH A, and Moody's rating was Aa3. KFH has been awarded by The Banker magazine as the world's Best Islamic Financial Institution, and for third successive year it has been awarded by EuroMoney magazine as the best bank.

KFH provides a wide range of Islamic Shari'a compliant products and services, covering banking, real estate, trade finance, investment portfolios, and other products and services.

Since the 1980's, KFH has witnessed multi-activity in international expansion. It has established independent banks in Turkey, Bahrain, and Malaysia. Moreover, it has stakes in other Islamic banks. Its investment activities in the US, Europe, South East Asia and the Middle East contributed tremendously to achieving the ever-growing profit of KFH, in collaboration with the world's leading companies and banks, such as Citibank, Deutsche Bank JP Morgan, Chase, BNP Parisbas, ABN Amro, HSBC, and Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

KFH has always endeavored to expand its local branch network, covering 42 branches, in addition to special sections for ladies. It adopts the out-of-branch client concept. KFH has maintained its foothold as a pioneering entity in utilizing the latest technologies to meet the requirements of the various activities in which it operates, using online, SMS, as well as phone service (Allo Baitak), which has received the highest accreditation from the US Purdue University for outstanding customer service level.

KFH is proud of its manpower skills. It employs a number of outstanding human resources, and is a pioneer in manpower Kuwaitization, where Kuwaiti manpower exceeded 52%.