Islamic Finance

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre to Enhance Cooperation in Islamic Economy With RIW Group

January 14, 2018

The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre  today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Group of Strategic…

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Financial Results

Huge potential for Islamic banking in Egypt; lack of political will stymies growth

January 12, 2018

Egypt’s Islamic bank profits are up, structural reforms are accelerating an economic rebound and banking penetration among ordinary Egyptians remains…

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Executive Moves

ADIB appoints Sami Al Afghani as Global Head of Wholesale Banking Abu Dhabi

January 10, 2018

Al Afghani holds over 30 years of experience in the banking sector and brings to ADIB extensive knowledge in corporate…

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Islamic Finance

Emirates to Seek $1 Billion Sukuk to Diversify Funding

January 10, 2018

Emirates, the world’s largest airline by international passengers, is talking to banks about raising as much as $1 billion through…

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Islamic Finance

The new investment trend: Islamic ETFs

January 9, 2018

The growing popularity of Islamic finance has led to the constant development of new Shariah-compliant investment products that are modelled…

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Comment & Analysis

Minister calls for enhancing Islamic finance initiatives

January 9, 2018

Qatar's Islamic lenders, which are the third largest contributor to the global growth in Shariah banking, ought to enhance its…

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Comment & Analysis

Qatar needs to develop regulatory framework to cement Islamic finance lead: QFC

January 9, 2018

Qatar needs to reform interbank liquidity management to study leakages from Islamic banks through interbank finance as part of a…

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Financial Results

KFH traded sukuk volume reaches KD 16.6bn in 2017

January 8, 2018

Kuwait Finance House Group  volume traded in the sukuk market reached $16.6 billion for the year 2017 ie a growth…

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Islamic Finance

Bahrain-Turkey banking ties highlighted

January 8, 2018

Bahrain Association of Banks has organised a business visit to the Banks Association of Turkey to activate the memorandum of…

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Awards and Recognition

Meethaq wins Best Islamic banking in Oman award

January 8, 2018

Meethaq, the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman from Bank Muscat, won the Best Islamic banking window in Oman award…

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Insurance

Islamic insurers to refocus on profitable segments

January 7, 2018

Improving insurance profitability in some of the sectors such as motor insurance and medical insurance are expected to result in…

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Islamic Finance

Finance Minister to open Islamic Finance meet

January 4, 2018

The 4th Doha Islamic Finance Conference, scheduled to be held on January 9 at Sheraton Hotel, will bring together experts…

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