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Submit Press ReleaseBlockchain venture aims to modernise Islamic endowments
[SYDNEY] A new venture aims to use blockchain technology to modernise the management and investments of Islamic charitable endowments, called waqf, that would tap into a vast but underutilised pool...
UAE leads Arab markets in Islamic fintech
DUBAI — Analysis conducted by Edmond Christou, Bloomberg Intelligence, states that the UAE follows Malaysia and the United Kingdom in terms of the number of Islamic fintech startups per market....
GCC aggregate Bonds and Sukuk market up four per cent in 2017
The report stated that the aggregate primary issuance of bonds and Sukuk by GCC entities, including Central Banks Local Issuances, GCC Sovereign and Corporate Issuances, totalled $174.17 billion in 2017,...
IFSB-INCEIF Forum to focus on preserving wealth and generating value through Islamic finance
The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) and INCEIF - The Global University of Islamic Finance have announced the confirmed speakers for the 12th IFSB-INCEIF Executive Forum on Islamic Finance. The...
Malaysia well poised to take Asean lead in creating a greener future: CBI
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is well poised in taking the Asean lead in creating a more sustainable and greener future. This, according to the chief executive officer of Climate Bonds Initiative...
CIMB expects sovereigns to issue green Islamic bonds in 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group Holdings Bhd image: https://cdn.thestar.com.my/Themes/img/chart.png expects sovereigns to issue 'green' Islamic bonds for the first time this year, a top executive at Malaysia's second-biggest lender by assets said....
Time for Islamic finance to move away from replicating debt contracts
2017 was in many ways a dichotomous year for the global economy. Putting aside the perennial basket cases, the likes of Somalia and Zimbabwe, which continue to straddle the bottom,...
Time for Islamic finance to move away from replicating debt contracts
2017 was in many ways a dichotomous year for the global economy. Putting aside the perennial basket cases, the likes of Somalia and Zimbabwe, which continue to straddle the bottom,...
Time for Islamic finance to move away from replicating debt contracts
2017 was in many ways a dichotomous year for the global economy. Putting aside the perennial basket cases, the likes of Somalia and Zimbabwe, which continue to straddle the bottom,...
The IFSB Announces the Appointment of its New Secretary-General
Kuala Lumpur, 26 January 2018 - The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) today announces the appointment of Dr. Bello Lawal Danbatta as its Secretary-General. The appointment of Dr. Danbatta was...
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