Global sukuk issuance next year may surpass 2007’s record US$34bil Available at: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/11/17/business/7441334&sec=business KUALA LUMPUR: The global sukuk issuance next year may supersede the all-time high […]
How Malaysia’s Tabung Haji could provide Haj financing a Shariah-compliant model By MUSHTAK PARKER | ARAB NEWS Available at: http://arabnews.com/economy/islamicfinance/article190862.ece THE annual pilgrimage to Makkah in […]
Gulf losing edge to Malaysia on Islamic finance By Reuters Available at: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/gulf-losing-edge-malaysia-on-islamic-finance-361764.html From Australia to South Africa, governments are scrambling to change the law to […]
Recep Tayyip Erdogan By Dan Fastenberg Available at: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2028734_2028733_2028721,00.html When an Israeli raid on an activists’ flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza caused an international […]
Short of talent, Islamic finance taps women scholars By Reuters Available at: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/short-of-talent-islamic-finance-taps-women-scholars-359897.html There are 221 Islamic finance scholars globally but only a handful are in […]
(1) Statement on 8th November 2010 World Bank chief surprises with gold proposal Available at: http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6A70D020101108?pageNumber=2 Investors are pumping dollars into emerging markets in search of […]
Islamic finance outsources scholars’ supervision to grow By Reuters Available at: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/islamic-finance-outsources-scholars-supervision-grow-359820.html Bankers in Islamic finance are increasingly outsourcing sharia supervision due to a lack of […]
Islamic Banks: More Resilient to Crisis? Available at: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2010/RES100410A.htm * Islamic banks fared differently from conventional banks during global crisis * Weaknesses in risk management hurt […]
