Qatar First Bank named 'Best Shari'ah Alternative Investment Platform' for 2016
Qatar First Bank has been recognized as the ‘Best Shari’ah Alternative Investment Platform’ for 2016 by ‘Wealth & Finance’…
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ADX Market Capitalization Records a 30 BILLION DIRHAMS INCREASE for first 8 months of 2016
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange market capitalization has jumped to reach 441 billion dirhams during the first eight months of 2016,…
Shortage of high quality liquid assets pose challenges to liquidity coverage ratios
GCC based Islamic banks are generally better off in their access to low cost retail deposits compared to some of…
GCC’s Islamic banks have stronger liquidity profiles
Retail-focused Islamic banks in GCC countries have strong liquidity coverage ratios LCRs due to their large base of core retail…
Bahrain's GFH sells remaining 18 pct of Leeds United
A Dubai-based subsidiary of Islamic investment bank GFH Financial Group has sold its remaining 18 percent stake in English football…
Indonesia takes aim at sukuk shortage with 10-year plan
Indonesia is taking aim at one of the biggest weaknesses of the global Islamic finance industry – the lack of…
GCC Islamic banking system outpaces conventional banks
Islamic banks in GCC countries have become systemically important and continue to increase their market penetration, outpacing conventional banks, Moody’s…
Finally, India opens up to Islamic finance
After a long and politically motivated period of resistance against the introduction of an Islamic finance regulation framework in India,…
Islamic Banking Lends Advantage to Financial Institutions
Switching from conventional ‘Western’ financial practices to Islamic banking gives distinct advantages to banks, with the change improving the liquidity…
Shurooq chief wins CEO of the year award
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority has announced that its CEO Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal has received the ‘Middle East CEO…
Boubyan Bank reports 18% growth rate in 2016
Kuwait's Boubyan Bank recently reported a net profit of $62.7 million with a growth rate of 18 percent during the…
Sharjah Islamic Bank and Emirates Islamic list Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai
The listings raised the total value of Sukuk listed in Dubai to $44.8 billion, reinforcing the emirate’s stature as the…