Managers of Wealth Middle East -Wealth, private banking and asset management news and opinion

GCC Islamic banks' pressured asset quality and earnings; stable capital and liquidity

Related Fitch Ratings Content: Fitch Ratings 2021 Outlook: Gulf Cooperation Council Islamic Banks

Global Islamic Finance Assets Expected to Hit $ 3.69 trillion in 2024

Islamic finance assets increased 14 percent to US$ 2.88 trillion in 2019, the highest recorded growth for the industry since the global financial crisis

Qatar bourse witnesses modest buying in Islamic equities

Market capitalisation saw about QR1bn or 0.16% decline to QR597.63bn, mainly owing to midcap segments.

Financing agreement between the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector and CBI - Burkina Faso

To finance private sector enterprises in Burkina Faso, affected by the Covid-19 pandemic

Islamic banking gains prominence in the UAE

Penetration of Islamic banking products on the rise among UAE customers

Islamic banks urged to push digital services as UAE demand dips

New Index reveals small reduction in the overall penetration and intention of Islamic banking products in the UAE

Revealed: Why UAE residents prefer Islamic banks over conventional banks for loans

Shariah-compliant banks lead in personal finance products due to several factors, mainly for transparency and trust.

Growth of Islamic finance in numbers globally, in Saudi, and the UAE

The most famous rule in Islamic finance is the ban on usury.

Kuwait International Bank sells $300 million sukuk: Document

Saudi oil giant Aramco closed a jumbo $8 billion five-part bond sale on Tuesday, which it needs to partly fund an annual $75 billion dividend, most of which goes to the Saudi government.

Islamic Corporation for the development of the Private Sector (ICD) Launches the ICD Finnovation Award 2020

The winners will be awarded in a very special ceremony to be organized during the Annual Meetings of Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDBG) to be held in June 2021

Default Resolution Regimes Untested in Most Islamic Finance Markets

Bankruptcy regimes in key sukuk-issuing jurisdictions are at various stages of development, but in general they are still in the early stages, remaining largely untested and under-developed.

Safest Islamic Banks In The GCC

Sharia principles are no barrier to stable long-term growth.

Kuwaiti Islamic Banks' Asset Quality and Profitability Under Pressure

Regulation on Islamic banks continues to evolve.

UAE: Islamic personal law reforms are good for business

The announcement of the reforms comes shortly after the UAE and Israel agreed a deal aimed at normalising the relationships between the countries

Dubai Islamic Bank sells $1b in perpetual sukuk

DIB began marketing the notes at around 5.25% earlier on Thursday and received over $5.5 billion in orders for the debt sale, the document showed.

Global sukuk issuance to decline slightly in 2020, says Moody's

The global sukuk market has grown rapidly from around US$80 billion to US$179 billion over the last four years, supported by large pools of sharia-compliant funds in the Gulf.

Al Rajhi Bank calls off merger talks with MIDF

The decision comes as no agreement has been reached between the parties

Saudi SABB Takaful Q3 losses widen 108%

During the period from January to September, the losses increased by 163.9%

Will Noor Bank’s merger with Dubai Islamic Bank lead to layoffs?

Dr. Adnan Chilwan, DIB’s CEO said: “…we succeed in restoring all services before the expected time and with minimal impacts on customers.”

QFB’s total income remains stable in third quarter

On the expense side, strict cost controls introduced by the Bank has resulted in a total reduction in expenses by 28 percent while enhancing the efficiency levels.