Singapore – CNBC is the official media partner for the 5th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) on ‘Food and Energy Security and Stemming the Tide of Global Financial Crisis’. This year’s WIEF will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1 – 4 March 2009. WIEF is a global conference that acts as an international business platform where the business sectors of the Muslim world meet for business opportunities. “This is a great opportunity to build closer ties with the Islamic business community and to learn more about their views in response to the current economic climate,” said Jeremy Pink, president and managing director of CNBC Asia Pacific. Tan Sri Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, secretary general of World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation said, “We expect WIEF’s partnership with CNBC to widen the reach of this annual Forum. The Forum serves to form and anchor existing as well as potential business networks within the International Islamic Business Communities and this year we expect to attract the participation of country leaders, international business leaders and CEOs.”