Oman sets up central sharia board in move to boost Islamic finance
Oman's central bank has set up a sharia supervisory board to help oversee the sultanate's Islamic banking industry, a centralised…
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Bahrain Bourse Preparing Islamic Product Range – CEO
Bahrain’s stock exchange plans to launch a range of Islamic investment products, including a novel equity-based murabaha financing tool and…
Oman Sets Up Central Sharia Board To Boost Islamic Finance
Oman’s central bank has set up a sharia supervisory board to help oversee the sultanate’s Islamic banking industry, a centralised…
Feeding Frenzy for Sukuk
Sharjah’s debut sukuk received more than $7.8 billion in offers from European and Middle Eastern investors Middle Eastern money managers…
Global law firm ups its bet on Saudi Arabia with second office
Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners, in association with Baker & McKenzie Ltd, is opening an office in Jeddah,…
Sharia-compliant sukuk make good investment sense
Islamic finance, particularly fixed-income instruments known as sukuk, has come of age and is now an integral component of the…
Media Representatives from Muslim Countries Meet with the Islamic Development Bank Group President
The President of the Islamic Development Bank Group, Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, informed media representatives from Muslim countries that the…
Norton Rose Fulbright advises the IDB on $1.5 billion drawdown under its $10 billion Sukuk programme
Norton Rose Fulbright has again advised the Islamic Development Bank on its $1.5 billion 2.111 per cent Trust Certificates due…
National Bank Of Fujairah Launches New Islamic Unit
National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) has announced that it has begun offering Islamic products with the launch of NBF Islamic,…
Clifford Chance advises on the Republic of South Africa's inaugural USD500m sukuk issuance
Clifford Chance has advised BNP Paribas, Standard Bank Plc and Kuwait Finance House Investment Co. K.S.S.C. as structuring banks and…
UK’s IBB is set to become Al Rayan Bank, serving Muslims, non-Muslims alike
The synergy between the Islamic Bank of Britain and its parent company Masraf Al Rayan will soon be reflected in…
National Bank of Fujairah launches NBF Islamic
National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) PJSC today announced the launch of NBF Islamic, a service proposition that seeks to provide…