Al Baraka Islamic Bank launches key survey
Al Baraka Islamic Bank, a subsidiary of Al Baraka Banking Group, announced it has begun a customer satisfaction survey. Being…
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SocGen Avoiding Goldman Missteps With $300m Sukuk Plan
Goldman Sachs tried to follow HSBC in late 2011 with a $2 billion sukuk programme, but Islamic scholars and analysts…
Diversifying the Gulf’s financial sector
In recent years the Arab banking sector has continued to expand in the face of adversity, remaining relatively unscathed by…
Olson hired as iShares EMEA fixed income head
BlackRock exchange-traded funds platform iShares has appointed Brett Olson to the newly-created position of head of fixed income for Europe,…
Few UAE banks score high for customer service
A lot needs to be done to meet customer expectations, new index shows The overall level of customer service provided…
First Middle East central counterparty joins Euroclear's Collateral Highway
The Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation has become the first central counterparty in the Middle East to join Euroclear's global Collateral…
Islamic finance may reconstruct MidEast
President of the Global University for Islamic Finance Daud Vicary Abdullah has said, "I don't think [the crisis] will make…
Islamaphobia prevents Islamic finance expansion
Mohamed Ariff, Professor of Finance at Australia’s Bond University, has said Islamic banking was expanding slowly in the world because…
Standard Chartered appoints Chairman for Islamic banking
Christos Papadopoulos, currently the Bank’s Regional CEO, Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan, will take on additional responsibility for the…
White & Case called to court by Saudi tycoon over Barclays settlement
Saudi tycoon Mohamed bin Issa al Jaber has filed a petition in a New York court, requesting that White &…
Islamic footprints – making strides
Newly appointed CEO of Dubai Islamic Bank Dr. Adnan Chilwan shares his views with BME on DIB 's pioneering and…
UAE's Al Hilal Bank Expects 40% Net Profit Growth
Abu Dhabi government-owned Al Hilal Bank expects net profit growth of over 40 percent this year as it prepares to…