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Have we learned nothing? Here come the “Islamic Credit Default Swaps” Available at: http://elgamal.blogspot.com/2010/01/have-we-learned-nothing-here-come.html In a recent article, it is reported that the end of the […]

“Towards More Dynamic and Socially Responsive Islamic Finance” InsyaAllah Bank of Kuwait and the Middle East would transform into an Islamic bank in 2010. Germany’s first […]

Shariah finance: The deadly jihadist weapon with a dollar By: David Yerushalmi Available at: http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/columns/oped_contributors/Shariah-finance-The-deadly-jihadist-weapon-with-a-dollar-80322192.html News of the recent financial meltdown of Dubai World — a […]

The IFSB issues Exposure Draft 11 for public consultation Available at: http://www.ifsb.org/preess_full.php?id=134&submit=more Kuala Lumpur- The Technical Committee of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) has approved […]

How Sharia-compliant is Islamic banking? By John Foster Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8401421.stm The Islamic finance industry has often battled with the question: How Islamic is Islamic banking? […]

Islamic bond plan suffers setback Available at: http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/12/25/200912250013.asp Korea’s plan to tap into the Islamic finance market faces a setback as a parliamentary committee failed to […]

The near-default of Dubai developer Nakheel’s Islamic bond will trigger calls for better bankruptcy rules in the Gulf as investors wake up to legal and financial […]