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Emirates Islamic wins Human Resources Development award from Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies

Bank honoured for nationalisation efforts and outstanding development programmes

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank net profit up 8.7pc to $680m

The performance was also supported by higher fee income, controlled operating expenses and improved funding costs.

QIIB remains 'optimistic' about 2019 as market looks 'promising': Al-Shaibei

The portfolio set for the committed projects is worth QR421bn.

SIB’s net profits up 7 per cent to Dh510 million

Board proposes 8 per cent dividend

Dubai Islamic Bank Full Year 2018 Group Financial Results

Cost to income ratio for the year ended 2018 is at 28.3% compared to 30.4% at the end of 2017.

UAE’s Sharjah Islamic Bank reports 6.8 pct rise in profit for 2018

Total customer deposits grew 18.5 percent to reach 26.4 billion dirhams.

Qatar International Islamic Bank's results roughly in line with its Islamic banking peers in Qatar, analyst says

The bank reported a 6 percent rise in profit for 2018, weak Q4 balance sheet growth weighed on the stock price on Monday

Boeing Capital mulls Islamic financing for jet purchases

Boeing may partner with financial institution in the Middle East

Kuwait Finance House sees 90 pct profit jump after Bahrain deal

It will create the largest banking entity in Kuwait with assets of about $94 billion, and the sixth largest bank in the Gulf region.

Dubai Islamic Bank successfully closes AT1 Perpetual Sukuk

The landmark issuance was subscribed nearly 5 times with around 40% interest generated from Asian and European investors

New standards could have unintended risks to issuers

Sudden regulatory disruptions could slow down sukuk issuance

Saudi’s largest lender NCB posts 3.5% rise in Q4 profit

The bank, which is in merger talks with Riyadh Bank, made a net profit of SAR2.65bn in Q4

New Iraqi bank Al Mustashar goes live with ICSFS core system

ICSFS invests in its software suites by utilising modern technology in launching new products, constructing a secured and agile integration, and keeping pace with new standards and regulations worldwide.

Al Salam Bank-Bahrain receives two top awards

The awards are a strong testament to the Bank’s performance and continued excellence.

Standalone UAE Islamic banks unlikely to merge: analysts

A potential three-way merger led by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, and involving Union National Bank and the standalone Shariah-compliant Al Hilal Bank, is still in talks.

Sukuk issuance holds steady

The complexity surrounding the sukuk issuance deters some from the process, while the path of oil prices and tighter liquidity are key to its market performance in 2019

Emirates Islamic posts record $251m net profit

Our strong performance this year has been capped with the highest ever recorded net profit of AED924 million, since our inception in 2004.

Qatar raises 4 billion riyals in five-year sukuk

Earlier on Thursday it announced an additional sale of 5 billion Qatari riyals in five-year treasury bonds offering the same yield.

Qatar Islamic Bank Q4 profit rises 19 pct

An average of three analysts polled forecast the bank would make a quarterly net profit of 682.2 million riyals, according to Refinitiv data.

Dubai Islamic Bank starts marketing dollar sukuk

The Additional Tier 1 sukuk are perpetual, meaning they lack a maturity date, and are non-callable for a six-year period.

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