IDB eyes $1b sukuk for megabank project
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is seeking partners to bring investment in a Shariah-compliant megabank, as it plans to issue $1…
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Islamic finance sector 'facing key challenges'
Islamic finance industry is facing key growth constraints that need to be addressed, said Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) executive…
HSBC unveils global SME trade fund
HSBC has announced the launch of an international trade small and medium enterprise (SME) fund committing Dh1 billion to the…
UAE Accounts for 31% of GCC Banking Assets
The UAE banks have the largest share of banking assets in the GCC that rose by 8.9 per cent in…
The United Arab Emirates — a Fertile Frontier for Financial Women
By now, most American women in finance have read the headlines about their female counterparts in the Middle East --…
Dubai stands tall as a glitzy destination
Standing half a mile up in the air on the observation deck of the Burj Khalifa, an innovative skyscraper that…
Shariah ‘megabank plan’ seeks to raise $1bn capital
The Islamic Development Bank is seeking partners to bring investment in a Shariah-compliant megabank to more than $1bn before the…
Dubai Islamic eyes benchmark Islamic bond
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest sharia-compliant lender in the Gulf Arab emirate, is planning to issue a benchmark-sized, dollar-denominated…
Gulf-based SWFs, Family Offices increasingly interested in alternative investments
The total assets under management of all Sovereign Wealth Funds globally is today estimated at around USD $4.6 trillion. While…
Banque Saudi Fransi eyes sukuk
Banque Saudi Fransi plans to issue a five-year benchmark-sized sukuk, arranging banks said yesterday, after the lender completed investor meetings…
Saudi- Islamic economics growing in strength: NCB CEO Abdulkareem Alnasr
With an estimated $1.2 trillion in assets in 2012, Islamic banks have now developed in size and capability to such…
UAE SME loans to jump 20%: HSBC
HSBC Holdings launched on Tuesday a Dh1 billion fund for small and medium enterprises, or SMEs, and forecast that loans…