Dubai Islamic Bank sees sustained growth in Q1
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has announced Sunday its financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2012, demonstrating the…
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Goldman's $2b sukuk debut puts Islamic scholars on edge
Goldman Sachs Group Inc's $2 billion (Dh7.34 billion) Islamic debt debut is leading scholars to call for stricter supervision. Goldman…
World Bank MD Urges Islamic Finance Standardisation
Lack of standardisation and cohesion in Islamic finance, especially in sukuk products, hinders the growth potential of the industry and…
Islamic banks urged to tackle slowing growth, profitability
Traditionally, Islamic banks have outperformed their conventional peers in most markets. However, a closer look suggests the market dynamics are…
DIFC Investments back in profit, nears sukuk dea
DIFC Investments, the investment arm of the company running Dubai's financial free zone, swung to a full-year profit in 2011,…
Qatar- Barwa Bank launches Shariah-compliant credit card
Barwa Bank has come out with credit card that offers cash withdrawal facilities of up to 100 percent of the…
All Women Need to Do is Push Back
If women grew accustomed to the idea that negotiation is a part of daily life and should be embraced, they…
Exclusive: AAOIFI in wide review of Islamic finance standards
Islamic finance may face its biggest shake-up in years as a top standard-setting body seeks to reform the way the…
IKEA partners with Turkey's richest person to establish bank in Russia
Swedish furniture and household product retail chain IKEA will have Fiba Holding Chairman Hüsnü Özyeğin, also Turkey's richest person, as…
Aldar reports first quarter 2012 financial results
Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi's leading property development investment and management company, today announced its financial results for the first…
Gibson Dunn adds disputes capability in Dubai
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that disputes partner Peter Gray has joined firm's Dubai office. Previously…
The Bahrain Financial Exchange crosses major milestone, total trading turnover reaches $1bn
The Bahrain Financial Exchange (BFX), the first multi-asset exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, proudly announces…