FOREX.com launches Arabic language version of its trading platform
FOREX.com, the retail division of GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc., a global provider of online trading services, has announced Tuesday the…
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Gulf Bank reports net profit KD7.4m for first quarter 2012
Gulf Bank has announced a net profit of KD7.4m for the first quarter of 2012, against KD3.2m in the previous…
Barclays Mideast CEO upbeat on bond market
Barclays expects 2012 to be a “decent” year for bond and sukuk issuance in the Middle East, likely on par…
Bankers find it tough to tap Gulf region’s wealth
On a recent sunny day, Eric Swats, a fund manager at Rasmala Investments, sat under a parasol at a restaurant…
Qatar- Barwa Bank launches Shariah-compliant credit card
Barwa Bank has come out with credit card that offers cash withdrawal facilities of up to 100 percent of the…
DIFC Investments back in profit, nears sukuk dea
DIFC Investments, the investment arm of the company running Dubai's financial free zone, swung to a full-year profit in 2011,…
Islamic banks urged to tackle slowing growth, profitability
Traditionally, Islamic banks have outperformed their conventional peers in most markets. However, a closer look suggests the market dynamics are…
World Bank MD Urges Islamic Finance Standardisation
Lack of standardisation and cohesion in Islamic finance, especially in sukuk products, hinders the growth potential of the industry and…
Goldman's $2b sukuk debut puts Islamic scholars on edge
Goldman Sachs Group Inc's $2 billion (Dh7.34 billion) Islamic debt debut is leading scholars to call for stricter supervision. Goldman…
Dubai Islamic Bank sees sustained growth in Q1
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has announced Sunday its financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2012, demonstrating the…
Baker & Mckenzie advises Banque Saudi Fransi on sukuk Programme
Baker & McKenzie has advised Banque Saudi Fransi ("BSF") in relation to the establishment and listing of its debut U.S.…
RBS to spin off M&A unit into boutique operation
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is in the process of spinning off its global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) division into…