Geojit BNP, SBI tie-up targets NRI kitties
Retail stock broking firm Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd and State Bank of India have inked an agreement to…
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Mizuho May Seek Bank License or Bank Stake in Turkey
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd., a unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Japan’s third-largest lender by market value, has a “desire”…
Progress on Tunis Financial Harbour hailed
The management and senior officials of Tunis Financial Harbour (TFH), the flag ship project of the Bahrain based Islamic…
EFG Hermes revenue up 6% year-on-year
EFG Hermes has released its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2012, reporting net profit after tax…
To all those doubters – our Arab women are doing just great
There is a widespread misconception in the western world that Arab women are deprived of many rights and do not…
Barwa Bank launches Shari'ah Compliant 3 year Capital Protected Notes
Barwa Bank is offering a unique Shari'ah Compliant 3-year Capital Protected Notes linked to the Turkey and Indonesia equity markets.…
HSBC gets formal approval for Oman merger, names board, CEO
Further to the announcement on 18 April 2012, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry in Oman has formally approved the…
Dubai Wealth Manager Launches In Malaysia
Dubai based Wealth Management company Globaleye has further increased its presence in the Far East by opening a new office…
EFG-Hermes rejects $1.1bn offer
EFG Hermes Holdings has announced that the Company’s shareholders’, including its primary shareholders; Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Dubai Financial…
SABB launches Islamic Business Packages to SMEs
The Saudi British Bank (Sabb), an associated company of the HSBC Group, said it has launched a new campaign…
New directors named for Gulf Finance Corp
Shuaa Capital, a leading financial services institution in the GCC, has appointed Steffen Schubert and John Blanthorne to the…
Identity crisis: Islamic banking – in search of a lost soul
There is no doubt that Islamic banking and finance must always fulfil the requirements of Islamic jurisprudence. However, it is…