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August 12, 2010

KLIFF Islamic Finance Awards and Essay Competition Winner 2010

KLIFF 2010 Essay Competition: The Winner Available at: http://www.kliff.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=160:kliff-2010-essay-competition-34-entries-from-more-than-7-countries&catid=18:events Centre for Research and Training (CERT) is pleased to announce the winners of the 3rd KLIFF Essay […]

August 6, 2010

Islamic finance regulator to change scholar rules

Islamic finance regulator to change scholar rules Available at: http://www.ameinfo.com/239273.html Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) is set to overhaul rules governing […]

July 23, 2010

High Islamic banking fees irk customers in South Africa

High Islamic banking fees irk customers in S. Africa By MUSHTAK PARKER | ARAB NEWS Available at: http://arabnews.com/economy/islamicfinance/article86412.ece CAPE TOWN: It is not only some South […]

July 19, 2010

The $1 Trillion Islamic Finance Market

Gulf and Asian Centers Battle Over Islamic Finance By Mark Townsend Available at: http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/asset_management/Articles/2629757/Gulf-and-Asian-Centers-Battle-Over-Islamic-Finance.html In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the prospects for Islamic […]

July 13, 2010

Thomas Cook fails in USD50 million Islamic bond bid

Thomas Cook fails in $50 mln Islamic bond bid By Frederik Richter Available at: http://business.maktoob.com/20090000488854/Thomas_Cook_fails_in_$50_mln_Islamic_bond_bid/Article.htm MANAMA – Travel firm Thomas Cook has failed to place a […]

July 9, 2010

Demystifying the Myth of Shortage of Shari’ah Scholars

Assalamualaikum, Dear readers, I am very delighted to share with you my recent article in the Global Islamic Finance Magazine (GIFM) July Issue pp66-67. The GIFM […]

July 1, 2010

Islamic Co-operative Bank

Angkasa proposes Islamic co-op bank Written by Chua Sue-Ann Available at: http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168969&Itemid=79 KUALA LUMPUR: The National Cooperative Organisation of Malaysia (Angkasa) has submitted its proposal to […]

June 25, 2010

Islamic financing rebate (Ibra’) is mandatory

Bank Negara: Islamic financing rebate is mandatory June 25, 2010 Available at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/business/article/bank-negara-islamic-financing-rebate-is-mandatory/ KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — Bank Negara has ordered sharia banks to give […]

June 23, 2010

Why Britain’s Islamic Finance Industry Flopped

Why Britain’s Islamic Finance Industry Flopped By Junaid Bhatti Available at: http://www.respublica.org.uk/blog/2010/06/why-britain%E2%80%99s-islamic-finance-industry-flopped Full disclosure time: I’ve been involved with Britain’s Islamic finance industry for most of […]