Astana Forum Discusses Linking International Islamic Finance
Astana Finance Days Forum Astana International Financial Centre aspires to become a new global financial hub, and Islam... Read more
London Islamic Finance Centre Shines At Sukuk Summit
London Sukuk Summit at London Stock Exchange with Islamic Development Bank 5 March 2018 – Leading luminaries from Isl... Read more
Moodys: UKs First Asset-backed Sukuk Is Credit Positive For Al Rayan Bank And Islamic Financial Institutions
Securitization of Sharia-compliant home purchase plans On 22 February, UK-based Al Rayan Bank PLC (ARB, Aa3 negative... Read more
The Islamic Finance Week – Jakarta To Manchester
Islamic Finance Week in Review – 24 Feb 2018 Corporate Sukuk Market The sovereign and corporate sukuk market surged t... Read more
Islamic Development Bank Aims For $2.5bn Mega Sukuk
IDB Aiming for its Largest Sukuk Issuance Bandar Hajjar, president of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has said the S... Read more
Sukuk Issuance In Africa: A Prospect For Further Growth
Article originally published in IIFM Sukuk Report, 6th Edition. Written by Islamic Corporation for Private Sector Devel... Read more
The “Black Magic” Playboy Who Took Dubai Islamic Bank To Brink Of Collapse
Foutanga Babani Sissoko told DIB branch manager he had black magic powers and ended up taking $242m from the bank and p... Read more
EU Finance Ministers Blacklist UAE And Bahrain
Blacklist Could Curtail Free Flow of Islamic Financial Funds to UAE and Bahrain The global Islamic finance centre crede... Read more
Commodity Murabaha Used To Finance UK Office Deal
The Shariah-compliant refinancing of high value office accommodation in Aberdeen has been completed using a commodity M... Read more
Chinas One Belt Initiative To Boost Islamic Cross Border Investment
Gross global cross-border capital flows have shrunk by 65 percent from US$12.4 trillion in 2007 to $4.3 trillion in 201... Read more
Saudi Arabia Crackdown On Corruption Impacts Defaulted Sukuk
Sukuk Default – Saad Group Head Arrested in Saudi Arabia Maan Al Sanea was arrested by Saudi authorities in October o... Read more
Islamic Facility Agreement Signed By ICD And Mizuho Bank
ICD and Mizuho Bank sign Islamic financing agreement The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector ... Read more
Why Canada Is Welcoming Islamic Finance With Open Arms
Canada has helped to establish a template for other sovereigns in embracing alternative and socially conscious forms of... Read more
Islamic Finance For Development
Islamic Finance for Development Victoria Kwakwa – World Bank Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific. Income gr... Read more
IMF: Evidence From Islamic Banks For Basel Compliance And Financial Stability
The IMF examines whether compliance with Basel Core Principles (BCPs) for effective banking supervision affects bank s... Read more