The Al-Safa Islamic finance unit of People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC) bagged two awards at the Islamic Finance Forum of South Asia (IFFSA) – 2018.
The awards ceremony is held annually to recognise exceptional personnel in the Islamic bank and finance services sector in South Asia. The third edition of IFFSA – 2018 was held at Cinnamon Lakeside hotel, Colombo.
PLC’s Al-Safa Islamic finance unit bagged ‘CSR Project of the Year’ Gold award as well as ‘Islamic Finance Product of the Year’ Bronze award at the ceremony. The significance of IFFSA awards is the recognition conferred on exceptional individuals from thousands of Islamic finance companies in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Al Safa Islamic finance unit Chief Manager Mohideen Maharoof said PLC winning two awards at the IFFSA – 2018 endorses the fact that PLC functions as an exceptional Islamic Finance services provider in Sri Lanka. “IFFSA awards are conferred on the best Islamic Finance companies in South Asia thus they are significant. PLC commenced its Al-Safa finance unit in 2005. We do our finance services under Shari’ah principals and within the guidelines specified by the Shari’ah monitoring unit.