Islamic finance news – Page 33

January 26, 2011

US Federal Judge Upholds Government Funding of Sharia-Compliant Financing

Federal Judge Upholds Government Funding of Sharia-Compliant Financing Thomas Moore Law Center Available at: http://www.newmediajournal.us/culture_wars/01262011.htm Last week, Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff, a federal district court judge […]

January 24, 2011

Mideast gears up for Islamic Finance 2.0

Mideast gears up for Islamic Finance 2.0 Available at: http://www.ameinfo.com/254685.html Although the Islamic finance industry amounted to $1tr globally in 2010, it has too often been […]

January 20, 2011

Arab world needs 40m new jobs in next 20 years

Arab world needs 40m new jobs in next 20 years By Karen Leigh Available at: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/arab-world-needs-40m-new-jobs-in-next-20-years–374438.html TUNISIA PROTESTS: On Monday, an Egyptian man set himself on […]

January 19, 2011

US court dismisses lawsuit about AIG’s takaful business

US court dismisses lawsuit about AIG’s takaful business By Blake Goud Available at: http://www.thereviewme.com/2011/01/us-court-dismisses-lawsuit-about-aigs-takaful-business/ A Michigan court dismissed a case filed against the US government challenging […]

January 17, 2011

Prominent Saudi scholar warns on agenda against Shariah advisories

Prominent Saudi scholar warns on agenda against Shariah advisories Muhammed Elgari of Saudi Arabia By MUSHTAK PARKER | ARAB NEWS Availabl at: http://arabnews.com/economy/islamicfinance/article236465.ece At a time […]

January 11, 2011

Islamic Finance is still a relatively small part of global and even national financial system

SAIZ KEWANGAN ISLAM MASIH KECIL BERBANDING KONVENSIONAL Oleh Zulkifli Hasan Tatkala meredahi krisis kewangan dunia di antara tahun 2007-2009 yang menyaksikan kerugian berbilion dolar bank-bank mega […]

January 10, 2011

Islamic Banking and Finance and Its Role in the GCC-EU Relationship: Principles, Developments and the Bridge Role of Islamic Finance

Salam, Dear My Weblog Readers, Considering the importance of understanding Islamic Political Economy or Islamic Moral Economy, I would like to share with you a very […]

January 10, 2011

Islamic finance gets a boost from Shariah Governance Framework

Islamic finance gets a boost from SGF By MUSHTAK PARKER | ARAB NEWS Available at: http://arabnews.com/economy/islamicfinance/article231804.ece Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) that are authorized by Bank Negara […]

January 8, 2011

What if the world had been following Islamic financial practices?

What if the world had been following Islamic financial practices? By Imaduddin Ahmad Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/jan/07/islam-fairer-finance-moral-risk It has its limitations, but it’s worth considering how the […]