The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has launched its Sukuk Income Fund, a unique product investing in Sharia’h-compliant investment instruments that provides investors attractive returns with low levels of risk.
The NBAD Sukuk Income Fund represents …
The former chief executive and founder of Bahrain’s Bank Alkhair has lost a civil court allegation in the kingdom which chased to strike down his dismissal by the bank, the latest round of a legal battle between the two parties.
The judgement is the la…
Temenos revealed that United Installment Sales Co. Ltd. (UIS) and Lexus & Daihatsu in Saudi Arabia, has signed an agreement to utilise Temenos’ market leading core banking solution, T24, for its Islamic Real Estate Financing & Vehicle Leasing…
The Sahulat Microfinance Society, a National NGO working for the financial inclusion through cooperative based microfinance, will lead a national consultation on “lnterest Free Microfinance through Cooperatives: Challenges and opportunities”.
The k…
Despite the fact that islamic banks have outperformed their conventional peers in most markets, a closer look presents the market dynamics are changing, revealing a new trend.
Two key indicators are cause for reflection: slowing growth rates and erodin…
Indonesian two-year sukuk dropped last month, raising up yields by the most since September, as Standard & Poor’s.
S&P didn’t associate with Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, which have allowed Indonesia investment-grade status i…
The Shariah board of ‘Meethaq’ Islamic banking gave the approval for RO 150 million capital assigned by BankMuscat for its Islamic banking window operations awaiting regulatory approval. The board from Shariah perspective authorized the authenticit…
According to A.T. Kearney, the modifying market dynamics are showing a new trend, with two key indicators giving cause for reflection: slowing growth rates and eroding profitability.
Descending growth rates are coming up in key geographies including KS…
Animated by the global economic turmoil, global deleveraging leads to a reduction in global bank credit available for Saudi companies and projects. But funds are neccessary and the government is correctly hesitant to offer it directly.
Richard Banks, D…
Family businesses are estimated in the Middle East at around 90% of all companies in the region controlled by families. Furthermore, its importance was underlined with the launch of the Family Business Network GCC, the first of its kind in the area.
Th…
