Islamic banking: Panacea for global financial crisis II
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Experts to probe Islamic corporate finance issues
Senior Islamic bankers and corporate borrowers will gather in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a two-day International Summit on Islamic…
Sukuk resilient in middle of financial crisis
Sukuk market proved resilient in the face of the crisis, with funds raised through sukuk issues grew from $2.8 billion…
BarCap to focus on Islamic liquidity
Barclays Capital will focus on growing its liquidity management and risk management businesses as the Islamic bond market continues to…
Islamic finance industry 'facing challenges'
Growth of the global Islamic asset management industry will likely halt or reverse this year as the industry struggles with…
Sharjah Islamic Bank opens Priority Banking Centre in Abu Dhabi
HE Mohammed Abdullah, CEO of Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has opened the bank's Priority Banking Centre on Sheikh Zayed the…
New global brand identity for leading Islamic investment bank
Unicorn Investment Bank has launched its new brand identity. The Bank has now officially changed its name to Bank Alkhair…
No plan to form national Sharia board: Sangour
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) is not planning to set up a national-level Sharia board to regulate the proposed…
Alternative to the western finance model gains favour
From September 19 to 23, Toronto hosted the massive Swift International Banking Operations Seminar (Sibos) event from Society for Worldwide…
Islamic finance forum focuses on Shariah in banking
The US-Qatar Business Council and the Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2nd Annual Islamic Finance Forum last week,…
Government of Dubai Joins Hands With Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance
The Government of Dubai has announced that it is partnering with e-learning and certification specialist Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance.…
Saudi Arabia mega projects to boost Islamic bond market
Reuters reported that project Islamic bonds are expected to pick up steam in Saudi Arabia with the launch of the…