Although Central Bank of Qatar (CBQ) set the deadline requiring the country’s conventional banks which have opened Islamic banking windows to close them down to be Dec. 31, 2011, it has passed almost without being noticed.
Some Islamic bankers are now …
Difficult funding in Europe is making Middle East issuers to tap the still-liquid Islamic finance markets for funds.
Dubai-based Emirates Islamic Bank issued a $500 million, five-year Islamic bond with a yield of 4.718%, while Abu Dhabi-based First Gul…
R. Seetharaman, Chief Executive Officer of Doha Bank, stated that Islamic Banking is the right platform to boost ‘green financing’ as it is based on the concept of promoting good practices and values.
He also added that Islamic banking is not just …
Doha Bank is not going to fire any employees impacted by the Qatar central bank’s ban on conventional banks engaging in Islamic finance.
Raghavan Seetharaman, chief executive , added that excess staff has already been deployed to its conventional opera…
Doha Bank and Allianz Takaful, a major player in the Takaful insurance segment have jointly announced a Bancassurance partnership to promote Islamic Insurance products in Qatar.
In a function held at the Head Office of Doha Bank R Seetharaman, CEO of …
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