Saudi PIF invests in NBK Capital Partners' shariah credit fund
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has become an anchor investor in a new $300 million shariah credit fund launched by…
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Bonds, Sukuk primary issuances in GCC see value rising to $132.7bln in 2020
Primary debt issuances in the GCC region set a new record for the total value of issuances raised in one…
Faisal Islamic Bank obtains Mastercard license through Network International partnership
Faisal Islamic Bank in partnership with Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle East…
‘Overbanked’ Qatari market could benefit from more consolidation: Fitch
Credit ratings agency Fitch has described the Qatari market as “overbanked,” and believes that lenders in the country could do…
BisB posts big response to mobile corporate accounts
Bahrain Islamic Bank has announced an upsurge of new customers that registered for the bank’s End-to-End Mobile Account Opening for…
Qatari banks could see more consolidation
Qatar's overbanked system could see more consolidation triggered by pressure on banks' profitability from the coronavirus pandemic, particularly those with…
Sukuk changes Egypt’s financing methods, expected to surpass EGP 20bn in 2021
Sayed Abdel-Fadil, Head of the Capital Market Operations Sector at the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), has reviewed the developments of…
Saudi leadership in Islamic finance set to continue into 2021: expert
Saudi leadership in the Islamic finance economy looks set to continue into 2021, according to a senior industry expert, who…
Druces advises on Sharia’a compliant commercial property financing
Hatstone, lawyers BVI team has advised the Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME) on the BVI law…
Islamic banking is getting its perfect storm moment
2020 was mostly spent in managing COVID-19. Almost all countries had schemes announced by their central banks, which entailed a…
Boubyan Bank records operating profits of KD 93 million in in 2020
Al-Shaya: Allocation of Additional Provisions Bolsters the Bank's Financial Position Against Any Future Repercussions of the Covid-19 Crisis Al-Majed:…
Bank Nizwa appoints new chairman of Shari'a supervisory board
Recognized as the only listed fully-fledged and most trusted Islamic bank in Oman, Bank Nizwa remain dedicated to promote Shari’a-compliant…