Islamic finance news

Qatar follows Malaysia to boost Islamic banking Bloomberg/Dubai Available at: http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=414832&version=1&template_id=48&parent_id=28 Qatar, in requiring banks from HSBC to Doha Bank to close units offering Shariah-compliant services, […]

Qatar tells conventional banks to shut Islamic Window Available at: http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/qap/Article/ DUBAI/DOHA: Qatar’s central bank asked conventional lenders to close down their Islamic operations amid worries […]

Shariah the only path for Arabs: Al-Qarni By SIRAJ WAHAB Available at: http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110207055657/Shariah-the-only-path-for-Arabs:-Al-Qarni DAMMAM: A popular Saudi author and religious scholar says the current ferment in […]

Afghan central bank sees Islamic banking law enacted in 2011 By Shaheen Pasha Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/06/us-afghanistan-islamicbanking-idUSTRE7150EQ20110206 DUBAI (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s central bank expects an Islamic banking […]

Kerala HC upholds Islamic banking Available at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Kerala-high-court-upholds-Islamic-banking/Article1-658255.aspx A major judicial hurdle has been removed for setting up the country’s first Islamic bank, which is based […]

Egypt turmoil seen hitting Islamic bond market in near-term By Reuters Available at: http://en.news.maktoob.com/20090000560988Egypt_turmoil_seen_hitting_Islamic_bond_market_in_near-term/Article.htm DUBAI – Islamic bonds in the Gulf region hit by a sell-off […]

The missing link in Sharia finance By Rushdi Siddiqui, Special to Gulf News Available at: http://gulfnews.com/business/markets/the-missing-link-in-sharia-finance-1.754160 Financial editors and news bureau chiefs of major conventional and […]

Sharia banking creates multiple consumers of financial services Collins Nweze Available at: http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/business/money/25865.html The move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to introduce Sharia banking […]

Robert Fisk: A new truth dawns on the Arab world Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-a-new-truth-dawns-on-the-arab-world-2194488.html Leaked Palestinian files have put a region in revolutionary mood The Palestine Papers […]