Halkbank Drops Plan for Turkish Islamic Lender Amid Market Rout
Turkey’s largest publicly traded state-controlled lender is rescinding its application to set up an Islamic banking unit after a rout…
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Dubai must seize opportunity to grow Islamic asset management from US$60bn to US$185bn
High demand for Islamic asset management not being met globally by limited investment offerings GCC pension funds can spur…
Sharia-compliant UAE pension scheme gets backing
A Sharia-compliant UAE pension scheme would be a major boon to the country’s Islamic asset management industry, Islamic finance experts…
Sukuk Issuance as part of existing programme
Qatar Islamic Bank, has mandated Barwa Bank, Citi, HSBC, Noor Bank, QInvest and Standard Chartered Bank as Joint Lead Managers…
QIB’s 9-month profit grows by 24.8 percent to QR1.4bn
Qatar Islamic Bank’s net profit attributable to the shareholders amounted to QR1.4bn for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2015,…
Dubai must seize opportunity to grow Islamic asset management from US$60bn to US$185bn
European Islamic Investment Bank plc, the London-listed asset management and financing group, today published a white paper on how Dubai…
Dubai eyes Africa’s “untapped” Islamic markets
A Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry study reveals the presence of large investment opportunities in the untapped sectors of…
Demand for Islamic Finance qualifications increases, reports CISI
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has announced a significant increase in the number of Islamic Finance qualifications taken…
Alizz Islamic CEO Shaksy wins 'Business Leadership' Hono+ur
Alizz islamic bank's chief executive officer, Salaam Said al Shaksy, was recently presented with the 'Business Leadership Excellence' award at…
UAE launches first Islamic Banking Index
Emirates Islamic has announced the launch of the ISLAMIC BANKING INDEX by EMIRATES ISLAMIC, the first-of-its-kind consumer focused survey on…
Dubai to study creation of Sharia-compliant Export-Import bank
The committee consists of prominent decision makers and leaders from the banking and financial services sector including His Excellency Sami…
Global asset management firm announces new Head of Middle East
Arabesque Partners, the award-winning London and Frankfurt based global asset management firm has announced the appointment of Bahraini banking professional…