Mr. Oussama A. Kaissi, CEO of the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), visited LCI on January 14, 2016.

Several discussions were held with regards to further development and cooperation between ICIEC and LCI in the region, both strategically and technically. Furthermore, the upcoming Aman Union Annual meeting, which will be held in Beirut during November 2016, was discussed and planned.

About ICIEC

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) is a member of the Islamic Development (IDB) Group. ICIEC was established on August 1, 1004 as an international institution.

The idea for the establishment of an entity to provide investment and export credit insurance for Islamic Countries originated from the Agreement for the Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investment among Member Countries of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

This Agreement provided that the OIC, through the Islamic Development Bank, establishes an Islamic Insurance Company operating under Shariah principles, to provide insurance products for investments and export credits. The driving ambition behind the Agreement as a whole, and the creation of ICIEC, was to strengthen the economic relations between member countries of the OIC on the basis of Islamic Shariah.