Ugandan university in Islamic banking and finance training partnership
The Dubai-based AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics has announced plans to start training bank staff in Uganda in…
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Investors should stay pessimistic and safe in the coming year
Renewed volatility in global financial markets and the 50 per cent crash in the oil price will not have been…
UAE stocks regulator weighs stricter reporting measures
The Securities and Commodities Authority is considering reducing the grace period that corporates will have to disclose their annual financial…
Emerging markets including DFM advance on crude rally
Emerging market stocks, including the Dubai Financial Market and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, rose on Thursday after crude oil…
Middle East's super wealthy eye superyacht ownership in build-up to annual Dubai International Boat Show
The Middle East and Africa region leads the world in superyacht demand, with more than half of the region's ultra-high…
Qatar Re appoints Alastair Speare-Cole as Chief Underwriting Officer
Qatar Re announced the appointment of Alastair SpeareCole as Chief Underwriting Officer, effective 12 January 2015. Alastair Speare-Cole joins…
Expert calls for a new investment view on Islamic economies
A call for new thinking on investment in the growing Islamic economies has been made by a leading international expert…
International Takaful Summit returns to the UK for its 9th Instalment
After a 2 year absence from London the Takaful industry returns to the UK’s capital this February in the 9th…
Qatari Diar Transfers Al Khaliji Stake To Qatar Investment Authority
Qatari Diar has transferred its shares in Al Khaliji Commercial Bank to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the property arm of…
The Sukuk spark
If 2014 was the year of the non-Muslim sukuk, what can be expected in 2015, especially if oil prices find…
Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan & Novatex Limited Sign Project Financing Agreement
Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited,a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank UAE, world’s first Islamic Bank and Novatex Limited, industry…
Bahrain Bourse, Central Bank of Bahrain venture allows primary bond, Sukuk trading
Bahrain Bourse (BHB) has launched, in cooperation and coordination with the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) for the first time…