KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): With the introduction of value-based intermediation (VBI) by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in 2017, the Association of Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) is confident...
Kuala Lumpur (25th September 2018): The Global Islamic Finance Forum 2018 (GIFF2018) will be held from 3rd to 4th October in Kuala Lumpur, bringing together Islamic finance leaders, policy decision...
The head of the Financial Services Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) called on the countries that are developing the digital market to finally adopt common rules for legal...
Islamic finance has become too focused on getting arcane structures to be technically Shariah compliant, but a new initiative in Malaysia attempts to make Islamic finance socially positive once more...
Islamic finance is rapidly growing across Africa, with investors, governments, and financial institutions increasingly leveraging its potential for both financing and development. Since 2014, $2.3 billion in sukuk, or Sharia-compliant...
(Sept 19): The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) has appointed Umar Oseni as its acting chief executive after the resignation of Abdoul Aziz Ba, the Malaysia-based organisation said on...
Regulators overseeing Islamic banking must revise guidance on real estate exposures to align with the post-financial crisis capital rules of Basel III, a global industry body said on Sunday. The...
Bahrain’s third largest Islamic bank Al Baraka Banking Group says it is mulling over expanding operations into Kenya as it seeks to claim a piece of the fast-growing Shariah-compliant banking...
DUBAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, the largest sharia-compliant lender in Abu Dhabi, has given an initial price guidance in the region of 7.5 percent for a...
The rise of Islamic finance startups in recent times is increasingly opening the industry up to innovations, while scholars keep discussing the phenomenon with regards to Shariah compatibility. On the...
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