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Islamic Banking

‘Bring back meaningfulness and reputation to the financial sector’

International Finance Desk
Ugo Biggeri, Chair of the Board of Directors, Banca Etica, spoke on the importance of putting sustainability at the heart of banking practices at the Global Ethical Finance Forum in Edinburgh...
Commodity

Time for a multi-dimensional analysis of the H1 visa

Immigration expert analyses the problem from a business point of view Steven Riznyk March 20, 2017: The H1b visa has made it to the news through the recent halt to Premium Processing. The impact has created an opportunity for analysis that will hopefully create some positive changes for the H1b visa (usually referred to as...
Trading

India’s big players will embrace digitisation as they become major exporters

The GTR India Trade and Treasury Conference in Mumbai was an eye-opener Ian Kerr March 20, 2017: India is on the move towards digitisation in trade. Our attendance at this year’s GTR India Trade and Treasury Conference in Mumbai certainly confirmed that. With delegates from more than 120 companies and the key banks in the...
Uncategorized

BTL gets crypto-currency expert on advisory board

To help blockchain solutions company accelerate commercialisation of its Interbit platform March 15, 2017: BTL GROUP LTD. (TSX Venture: BTL) has announced that Jon Downing has joined its advisory board. BTL, which operates from both Canada and the UK, offers blockchain solutions to businesses. Over the last 25 years, Jon has successfully delivered innovation, business...
Banking

Challenges for Islamic finance in the USA

The biggest challenge is the First Amendment of the US Constitution Camille Paldi  March 14, 2017: With proper regulation, legislation, and dispute resolution, Islamic finance, sukuk (Islamic bond) and takaful (Islamic insurance) have tremendous possibilities in the United States at this moment in time. Modes of Islamic finance, including musharakah, mudharabah, murabahah, tawarruq, salam, and istisna’a, can enhance the capitalist performance of...