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Nakheel Troubles Not Tied to Islamic Banking, ADIB Chief Says By Vivian Salama: Available at: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-15/nakheel-troubles-not-tied-to-islamic-banking-adib-chief-says.html Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) – Nakheel PJSC’s struggle to repay a […]

Luxembourg as a hub for Islamic Finance investments By Olivier Sciales Available at: Luxembourg as a hub for Islamic Finance investments I. Introduction Well established as […]

Dubai announces new oil discovery K.T. Abdurabb | Arab News Available at: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=132456&d=5&m=2&y=2010 DUBAI: The government of Dubai announced on Thursday the discovery of a new […]

Islamic finance offers London a chance it must not miss Available at: http://www.paltelegraph.com/economics/world-economics/4100-islamic-finance-offers-london-a-chance-it-must-not-miss The announcement by Thomson Reuters that it plans to launch an Islamic Finance […]

Assalamualaikum, Dear Readers, I am very grateful to share with you the recent case pertaining to wakala contract in the Hight Court Chancery Division in London […]

UK gears up to issue first corporate sukuk Mushtak Parker | Arab News Available at: http://arabnews.com/?page=6&section=0&article=132210&d=1&m=2&y=2010 The UK government may be stalling on the issuance of […]

Islamic Finance and Women By Lahem al Nasser Available at: http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=6&id=19516 Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- Islam honors women, enhancing their standing [in society] and granting them their […]

Islamic finance hub opened at Aston Business School By Anna Blackaby: Available at: http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2010/01/19/islamic-finance-hub-opened-at-aston-business-school-65233-25628043/ Birmingham’s hopes to position itself as a centre for Islamic finance have […]

French study on Islamic finance ready next month Available at: http://www.gulfbase.com/site/interface/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?n=123193 The French Institute for Islamic Finance (FIIF) announced here Monday that the team responsible for […]