Islamic Finance

Comment & Analysis

WIFFMC 2011 to discuss strategies for re-igniting growth in Islamic financial markets

September 12, 2011

Following the return of investor confidence to global markets, the Islamic funds and investments industry has gained substantial momentum at…

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Executive Moves

Emirates Islamic Bank announces new appointments

September 12, 2011

Emirates Islamic Bank has announced an internal personnel move in District Management areas within its internal network. Kadfoor Al Falasi…

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Comment & Analysis

NCB Capital voted Best Islamic Asset management Company in the Middle East for 2011

September 12, 2011

Adding to its long and continuously growing list of honors, NCB Capital has been crowned winner of “Best Islamic Asset…

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Islamic Finance

Islamic finance momentum gathers pace in Oman

September 12, 2011

The Islamic finance industry's newest market, Oman, may be seeing a flurry of activity with new authorizations in Islamic advisory…

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FinTech

Path Solutions and Apliman Technologies announce partnership

September 12, 2011

Path Solutions has announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Apliman Technologies. As result of the partnership…

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Islamic Finance

Islamic corporate finance in focus

September 9, 2011

The Islamic corporate finance market has steadily undergone an evolution in terms of product sophistication and market reach. This is…

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Islamic Finance

Islamic Banking: ethics, transparency and honesty

September 8, 2011

The CEO of Al Hilal Bank, Mohamed J Berro, waxes poetic when Kipp asks him what Islamic banking means to…

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Comment & Analysis

TAIB Bank strengthens securities business with senior appointment

September 6, 2011

TAIB Bank has announce that as part of its restructuring strategy, Mr Khaldoon Bin Latif has been appointed as General…

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Islamic Finance

CBO fast tracks second Islamic bank license

September 5, 2011

From being off the Islamic banking radar earlier this year, Oman has now approved Islamic banking licenses for two banks,…

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Islamic Finance

Islamic Finance: worth banking on?

September 5, 2011

Welcome to another typical Dubai property gain and pain story. A working couple in the pink cold of December 2007…

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Islamic Finance

Riding rough waters

September 5, 2011

Economies across the globe have witnessed phenomenal changes in 2011 on political and technical fronts with crude oil touching US$100…

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Islamic Finance

Nakheel delays listing of sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

August 31, 2011

Property developer Nakheel has yet to list the first tranche of its Dh4.8 billion Islamic bond, or sukuk, on the…

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