The Governor of Bank of Thailand (BoT), Prasarn Trairatvorakul, suggested to the government to consider categorising credit card debtors for refinancing by state-owned banks with caution to prevent a rise in problem debts.
But the problem is that Thail…
It seems that HSBC Middle East is going to meet investors in Asia and Europe for a potential sukuk issue. The meetings will take place in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and London.
Islamic Development Bank, or IDB, gave out a $750 million five-year, benchmark sukuk with a price guidance of 35 basis points over mid-swaps.
One of the banks that is leading the sale told Dow Jones that BNP Paribas SA, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holdings …
Economists and Asian leaders pointed out that in order not to shock financially and environmentally Asia’s poorest, basic social protections are needed. They think that the key to helping Asia’s poorest lift themselves out of poverty is increased s…
Inspite of its Investors now favour syariah-compliant funds and investment products instead of conventional counterparts. ASM Investment Services Bhd (ASM Investment) has the strong oppinion that this became more important because of multiple number of…
The general view of the fact that „returns are usually sacrificed in the name of doing good“ is in process of being changed by a report titled Impact Investing in Emerging Markets, by the consultancy Responsible Research.
The report enlightened the fac…
The Middle East and North Africa region is going through a raough patch because of social unrest and surging commodity prices.
Countries from the region must create more jobs and generate inclusive growth. Their biggest challenge is to maintain social …
Ken Egbas is the Managing Partner TruContact. TruContact is considered by many one of Nigeria’s leading Public relations agencies. He also developed the Social Enterprise and Reports (SERA awards).
In an interview given to Saturday Vanguard Business,…
Lee Khee Joo, the Financial Sector Talent Enrichment Programme (FSTEP)’s head, underlined the fact that human capital was an essential enabler for the financial services sector as the industry required highly-qualified people to continue innovating and…
Kuwait Finance House Research Limited (KFHR) has written a report on the Islamic Sukuk market and the fact that in month of April it has been the lowest year to date.
The inaugural sukuk was structured as an Ijarah transaction with a maturity of seven …
