Shuaa to focus on lending to reverse losses
Dubai-based investment bank Shuaa Capital will focus more on growing its lending business as part of a new strategy aimed…
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Barwa Bank launches its first equity fund
Barwa Bank has launched “The First Investor GCC Equity Opportunities Fund”, which is a 100% Shariah compliant, open-ended collective…
KFH arranges in cooperation with Citigroup and HSBC the first Sukuk issuance for the Turkish Treasury of $1.5bn
Kuwait Finance House represented by its subsidiary, Liquidity Management House, succeeded in arranging for Ijarah Sukuk for the Turkish…
Leading international law firm advises on world's largest dim sum sukuk
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch, CIMB and HSBC as joint lead managers…
Qatar Islamic Bank plans dollar-denominated sukuk
Qatar Islamic Bank plans to issue a dollar-denominated sukuk under its recently approved $1.5 billion sukuk issuance programme, lead arrangers…
Barwa Bank chosen co-manager of $1.5bn debut Turkey sukuk
Qatar’s Barwa Bank has been chosen as a co-manager for Turkey’s first sukuk transaction worth $1.5bn. Moreover, the Shariah-compliant financial…
Turkey embraces Islamic finance with sovereign sukuk
Turkey's issue of its first sovereign sukuk this week paves the way for Turkish companies to raise money through Islamic…
Oman soon to regulate Islamic banking sector
The much-awaited regulation for Islamic banks and window operations of conventional banks will be announced through a Royal Decree at…
World Bank MD sees Islamic finance asset growing 10%-15% annually
The size of global Islamic finance assets is expected to grow between 10% and 15% annually over the next three…
Islamic banking regulation expected at any time: CBO
The much-awaited regulation for Islamic banks and window operations of conventional banks will be announced through a Royal Decree…
Jordan lawmakers clear way for sovereign sukuk
A long-awaited law allowing Jordan to issue sukuk has been cleared by both houses of its parliament, paving the…
Amanie Advisors launch office in Oman
With the 2011 decree authorizing Islamic banking operations in Oman, Amanie Advisors, a globally recognized Shariah advisory firm in…