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Is Islamic Finance ready for more standardization?
As new market participants enter the scene, Shariah banking continues to grow despite the threat... Read full article »
Regional banks push for share of Islamic product marketplace
Foreign and local banks are intensifying their struggle for the for the region's high net worth... Read full article »
Islamic retail banking: choices and some question marks
Banking with an Islamic covered card, instead of a credit card, offers peace of mind and has... Read full article »
April proves lowest issuance of Sukuk year to date, shows Kuwait Finance House Research
Kuwait Finance House Research Limited (KFHR) prepared a report on the Islamic Sukuk market. The... Read full article »
Islamic insurance: tackling global hurdles
According to Ernst and Young, the market for Islamic insurance, known as Takaful, will touch $12... Read full article »
Islamic finance pushes new boundaries
Alaska, Uganda, France and Egypt are some of the latest places where the Islamic Finance industry... Read full article »
Islamic finance stays strong despite downturn
Today the Islamic finance industry is worth close to $1trn and spans the globe. From Kuwait to... Read full article »
Islamic Wealth Management: niche or new wave?
Combining wealth management with the principles of Islamic law is a relatively young sector in... Read full article »
Mideast gears up for Islamic Finance 2.0
Although operating on a lower risk profile due to restrictions on hedge funds, short-selling and... Read full article »
The new appetite for Sukuk
The market for Islamic Bonds, or sukuk, became an indicator for the entire Islamic Finance... Read full article »
Islamic banking looks to tap new markets
Even during the slowdown that resulted from the financial crisis many new branches of Islamic... Read full article »
Although growing in global value, sukuk still lack liquidity
The global volume of sukuk crossed the symbolic level of $100bn in 2009, but will banks be able... Read full article »
Shariah-compliant master agreement introduced for hedging Islamic finance deals
On March 1, 2010 ISDA and IIFM jointly issued the first Shariah-compliant master agreement for... Read full article »
Islamic syndicated lending
The concept of syndicated lending may have been born in the 1960s in the world of conventional... Read full article »
Islamic venture capital's guidelines and future
Anyone serious about setting up an Islamic venture capital fund, or securing venture capital... Read full article »
