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Analysis – Egypt’s Brotherhood raises stakes by excluding IMF By Patrick Werr Available at: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/04/11/uk-egypt-imf-idUKBRE83A16I20120411 (Reuters) – In all but ruling out an early agreement on […]

Loss-sharing is not sine qua non for Islamic finance By Afzalul Haq, head of Islamic banking, Bank Asia Available at: http://ae.zawya.com/story/ZAWYA20120403111641/ There remains a misconception amongst […]

Global Islamic finance assets reached $1.3 trillion in 2011 – report Available at: http://www.cpifinancial.net/news/post/13315/global-islamic-finance-assets-reached-1-3-trillion-in-2011-report A new report from The CityUK’s UK Islamic Finance Secretariat (UKIFS) indicates […]

Morocco eyes first Islamic bank launch in 2013 Available at: http://www.brecorder.com/money-a-banking/198/1169744/ Foreign Islamic banks will be allowed to take up to 49 percent of Morocco’s first […]

Islamophobia: Myth or Reality I would like to share my recent presentation on the issue of Islamophobia at Pusat Islam, Kuala Lumpur to staff of Islamic […]

What Can We Learn From Islamic Finance? Otaviano Canuto Vice President, Poverty Reduction, World Bank Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/otaviano-canuto/what-can-we-learn-from-is_b_1373040.html In over 70 countries, from financial centers in […]

Arab Spring leaves fertile ground for growth of Islamic finance By Charlotte Kan Available at: http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20120322043907/A_Shariah_Spring In the countries swept by the Arab Spring, recent elections […]