Qatar Islamic Bank purchase of BankAsya stake would be credit positive for BankAsya
Moody’s believes this is credit positive for BankAsya because QIB is in a position to strengthen BankAsya’s relatively lean capital…
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Dubai Challenges London With Islamic Financing Platform
Dubai will soon compete with London for a share of Islamic banks’ liquidity management business by offering a new platform…
New Dubai sukuk standards seek to clarify liability, rights
Dubai's main bourse has published new standards for structuring Islamic bonds, seeking to clarify their legal status and attract a…
Dubai a solid contender in Islamic finance race
Islamic finance has been gaining popularity and benefits from the markets' insatiable appetite for sukuk or Islamic bonds. Not…
Bahrain eyes new rules for Islamic financing contracts
Bahrain's central bank has released a consultation paper to study possible changes to rules for sharia-compliant financing arrangements which the…
Dubai to challenge London with Islamic financing platform
Dubai will compete with London for a share of Islamic banks' liquidity management business by offering a new platform for…
Boubyan Bank leads $250 million Murabaha facility for Zain Group
Zain Group CEO Scott Gegenheimer said, "This Murabaha agreement at these preferential terms underscores the group's success in adopting a…
CBK turns to Islamic banking
The General Assembly of the Commercial Bank of Kuwait announced Wednesday it would be converting from traditional to Sharia-abiding banking.…
Barwa Bank initial mandated lead arranger on Ezdan debut syndication
Late in 2013 Ezdan took on a new direction by looking to strategically diversify their business. Ali Al-Obaidli,…
NBAD wins two Islamic Finance Awards
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi has won two awards at the recent Islamic Finance News Awards. Named the…
Primary issuance of GCC bonds, sukuk total $98 bn in 2013
The aggregate primary issuance of bonds and sukuk in the GCC totalled $97.7 billion in 2013, a 14.5 per cent…
Dubai launches Islamic Murabaha platform
Dubai has launched a new comprehensive Islamic Murabaha platform to provide local and regional banks with Shariah compliant financing solutions…