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Submit Press ReleaseRise of Islamic finance meets human capital gap
The growing popularity of Islamic banking and finance and its increasing global outreach has led to a considerable undersupply of talent in the sector, both in the Middle East and...
Find ways to boost cross border transaction of Islamic Finance services, says BNM governor
KUALA LUMPUR: Scholars and researchers need to think through what it takes to internationalise Islamic finance and formulate ways to enhance cross-border transactions of its services, says Bank Negara Malaysia...
Unlocking Opportunities through Islamic Finance
Islamic finance development has become a centrepiece in many countries in the African region. A number of market development and regulatory efforts have taken place in the region in recent...
Takaful remains challenged sector within Islamic finance industry
While Islamic banking and investments are on a solid path to form competitive ecosystems within the global finance industry, that cannot be said for Islamic insurance, or takaful, which is...
Islamic banking discourages financial speculation — Expert
ISLAMIC Banking has the capacity to discourage financial speculation, enhance job creation and boost economic development. Managing Director/Chief Executive, Islamic Banking and Finance Institute of Nigeria (IBFIN), Sani Aminu, stated...
Ghana: Islamic Finance Gaining Momentum
The Islamic world is increasingly seeing Ghana and other African countries as a destination for foreign investment, both on the institutional and corporate fronts. One sign of such interest was...
Expert Highlights Benefits of Islamic Finance
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute of Nigeria (IBFIN), Sani Aminu Dutsinma has said that Islamic banking and finance instruments have the potential to...
Dana Gas controversy casts shadow on Islamic finance industry
UAE firm's bid for debt relief highlights weaknesses of Sharia-based bonds DUBAI -- A recent statement by Dana Gas that its own bonds actually run afoul of Sharia, or Muslim law,...
Islamic banking grows in Bangladesh, no thanks to the authorities
IN MOTIJHEEL, the main business district in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, an iron fence and terrible traffic divide two branches of the country’s oldest private bank—a “conventional” one and an Islamic...
BNM to measure VBI adoption in Islamic FIs
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia is in the midst of developing a scorecard with Islamic banking players that will measure the adoption of value-based intermediation (VBI) initiative. Deputy governor...
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