Regulatory Changes Cause A Shakeout In Gulf Islamic Insurance Markets, Says Report
The Gulf states have experienced massive regulatory change with respect to insurance over the past 12 months. Recent measures…
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Exclusive: After EU labelling, paper proposes banking steps on Israel
The European Union agreed this week to push ahead with labelling Israeli goods made in settlements in the occupied West…
Islamic Finance System In Turkey
The Islamic finance system has arisen due to various religious and economical reasons and, in general, it is a system…
Bank credit grows 9.6 per cent to OMR17.45b, says central bank
Oman’s conventional banks have achieved a robust 9.64 per cent credit growth at OMR17.45 billion for the first five months…
SFO Offers Barclays Deal Amid Qatar Probe
Barclays has been asked to sign a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in the latest twist to a long-running Serious Fraud…
Goldman Sachs Said to Seek Saudi Stock Trade License
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which advises clients on more than $1 trillion of investments, applied to own and trade Saudi…
Barclays considers DPA agreement with Serious Fraud Office over Qatar dealings
The Serious Fraud Office has presented the bank with a deferred prosecution agreement. If Barclays accepts the deal it…
QCB loan-deposit cap set to weigh on bank lending
With the Qatar Central Bank stipulating banks to set the loan-to-deposit ratio to 100%, starting from 2017, the sector may…
Investments help to lift Sharjah Islamic Bank profit
Sharjah Islamic Bank said its net profit for the first half increased 1.2 per cent, boosted in part by a…
Arison mulls foreign partner for Bank Hapoalim
Shari Arison hopes that selling a stake to a foreign partner would help expand the Bank's international business. Shari…
UAE Corporates take Bond Route Whilst Saudi’s go Sukuk
Over the last month banks in the UAE have preferred conventional bond issuance whilst Saudi corporates have taken the Sukuk…
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank expects approval from Bank Al-Maghrib
ADIB has applied for approval from the Morrocan Central Bank for approval to invest in participatory banking in Morocco by…