Al Hilal Bank appoints Jasem AlHosani as Head of Compliance
“Leading organisations are under an obligation to renew themselves in order to stay ahead. With established professionals who have a…
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Bahrain introduces mandatory IESCA
In a major attempt to establish industry leading Sharia governance principles and practices in Bahrain, the Central Bank of Bahrain…
Iran President Urges Islamic States to Tap into Scientific Potential
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has mentioned several key issues in an address to the first Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit…
Al Hilal Takaful appoints Emirates NBD unit to manage strategies
Al Hilal Takaful, the Islamic insurance subsidiary of Ahli United Bank with operations in Bahrain and Kuwait, has appointed Emirates…
Emirates Islamic posts H1 net profit of $105m
Emirates Islamic’s net profit for the first half of 2017 stood at Dh387 million ($105.3million) compared to Dh137 million for…
Maybank: Tap Islamic financing potentials in Saudi's infrastructure projects
Maybank Islamic Bhd, the country's biggest Islamic bank, sees massive potential in Shariah-compliant infrastructure financing in Saudi Arabia. Its…
Rise of Islamic finance meets human capital gap
The growing popularity of Islamic banking and finance and its increasing global outreach has led to a considerable undersupply of…
ADIB hosts speed meeting session with FinTech Hive at DIFC
FinTech Hive at DIFC is a first-of-its-kind accelerator, launched by the Dubai International Financial Centre. The participants of the…
Why Green Sukuk Could be a Growth Driver for Islamic Finance
Created to fund projects with positive environmental benefits, green bonds have become rapidly popular in Europe and Asia while gaining…
Noor Bank wins ‘Innovator in Islamic Finance’ Award
Noor Bank has announced that it won the Innovator in Islamic Finance 2017 award in the Process Innovation category from…
The continuing allure of Islamic finance
With the total Islamic finance industry estimated at around $ 1.9 trillion in assets for year end 2016, this market…
Post-Brexit banking shape-up to benefit UAE financial centres
While European capitals are battling it out to woo London's bankers post-Brexit, the cities that stand to gain the most…