Every Muslim country especially the populous ones such as Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Egypt should have one. But of the 56 member countries
Last Thursday was a good day for the sukuk market and Malaysia government global sovereign papers. The closing of the dual tranche $2 billion Wakala (agency) suk
ABU DHABI: The UAE’s central bank is launching a repurchase facility for Islamic certificates of deposits to provide a new liquidity tool for the OPEC memberâ€
LONDON: It is not very often that the British Crown has recognized services rendered in the UK Islamic finance industry. The fact that Richard Thomas, CEO of Gat
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India: Kerala, the first Indian state to start an Islamic finance company, is to host a national seminar here on interest-free institutional
DUBAI: HSBC is seeing mandates for Islamic bond issuance in 2011 that are above pre-crisis levels, with at least one more sukuk expected to come to market before
It has almost become a ritual that there has to be some sort of announcement either by the government, regulator or a financial institution at international conf
Any euphoria about Egypt becoming the latest haven for sukuk origination should be immediately tempered with the reality that Egypt is a country in transition wi
The latest list of Shariah advisers serving the local Islamic capital market (ICM) and registered by the Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) confirms that fiv
