Islamic finance is a centuries-old practice designed to enable Muslims to invest and transact business while remaining in accord with their religious beliefs. The Muslim world has long raised capital...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
ADVERTISEMENT