The International Conference on Banking and Finance (ICBF) was first organized by Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) in 2000. ICBF serves as a great platform for academics and researchers to present and share the findings of their studies. In addition, it also provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners to discuss and exchange ideas pertaining to current research issues, best practices and practical experience gathered in all areas of finance and banking. For this 5th ICBF, the School of Economics, Finance and Banking of UUM is collaborating with the School of Economics and Business of the University of Sarajevo to hold the conference in Bosnia Herzegovina. A particular highlight is the holding of a workshop on Computable General Equilibrium models (CGE) for scholars and researchers.