Jordan’s sukuk market looking set for take-off
The Islamic debt market in Jordan is set to capitalise on growing worldwide interest in sukuk (sharia-compliant bonds) after long-awaited…
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Qatar to treat Gulf investors as locals, freeing up foreigner quotas
Qatar's stock exchange will treat investors from Gulf Cooperation Council countries as local citizens from Thursday when calculating whether foreign…
ME banks set to raise share in transaction revenues
Middle East banks are set to increase their share of global transaction banking revenues by at least 25 per cent,…
Sharia board to be set up for Islamic finance sector
Inconsistency in compliance with Sharia standards poses an existential threat to Islamic finance, Central Bank of Bahrain Governor Rasheed Al…
KPMG tie partnership to launch Audit Committee Institute
KPMG, an audit services firm, and Hawkamah, the institute for corporate governance, have partnered to establish the Audit Committee Institute…
Ashmore signs with SRB to supervise Islamic offerings
Having received the Saudi license from Capital Market Authority in 2014, Ashmore has signed up with the Shariyah Review Bureau…
Shariah authority on cards
The UAE Central Bank is to give a big boost to Islamic finance in the country as a unified board…
APICORP secures $950 million through Shariah compliant syndicated financing
The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation, an investment company established in 1975 by the 10 member states of the Organization of…
Shariah authority on cards
The UAE Central Bank is to give a big boost to Islamic finance in the country as a unified board…
DFSA probing ABN Amro for supposedly failing guidelines
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has launched an investigation into ABN Amro’s private banking activities in Dubai in conjunction with…
Oman takes another step toward Takaful Legislation
Legislation regulating Oman's sharia-compliant insurance market has moved a step closer to being finalised after the State Council approved a…
Turkiye Finans, Zorlu Energy get regulator's nod for sukuk
Turkey's Capital Markets Board has approved issuance of ringgit-denominated Islamic bonds, or sukuk, by Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasi and a…