Dubai to Launch Islamic Corporate Governance Centre
Centre to guide firms in both financial and non-financial activities from next year The Dubai government plans to establish…
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Dubai Islamic Bank nine month profit up 33.5 per cent
Dubai Islamic Bank posted a year to date net profit of AED 1.2 billion, compared to AED 899 million for…
Qatar Islamic banks' balance sheet to hit $100bn
Qatar’s Islamic banks' balance sheets are expected to grow to $100 billion by 2017, according to a recent report by…
Al Baraka net income surges 8pc to $197m
The Bahrain based leading Islamic banking group, Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C announced that it has achieved a net income…
Panel To Issue Sovereign Sukuk Formed
Oman government has formed a working committee to issue sovereign Islamic bond or sukuk, in a move to fund infrastructure…
Demand For Global Islamic Pension Funds Worth $190bn
The pent up global demand for Islamic pension funds is currently valued between $160 billion and $190 billion, according to…
KFH-Research Wins Best Islamic Finance Research Firm Award
KFH-Research LTD, a subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House “KFH” was awarded the Best Islamic Finance Research Firm Award from IFN,…
Islamic Capital Markets set to Provide Major Stimulus for Economic Growth
Qatar's Islamic Banks Expected to Grow to US$100 Billion by 2017, driven by Demand for Infrastructure and Investment Financing …
Norton Rose Fulbright boosts Middle East Islamic finance practice
Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed a new banking of counsel Robin Balmer to its Middle East Islamic…
Bahrain 'is ideal platform for Islamic market funding'
A well-established Islamic finance infrastructure coupled with depth of intellectual capital make Bahrain an ideal platform for Sharia-compliant market funding,…
Saudi's Riyad Bank prices $1.1 bln local-currency sukuk
Riyad Bank , the third-largest lender by market value in the kingdom, sold an Islamic bond worth 4 billion riyals…
KPMG Creates New Global Islamic Finance Team
KPMG has created a new global Islamic finance leadership team to support the continued growth and development of the practice.…