Emaar’s 10-year sukuk to generate 3.9% annual return
The sukuk is part of Emaar’s $2 billion trust certificate issuance programme...
Tag : Islamic Finance
Moody’s: Islamic Bond issuance to hit $130 bn in 2019
Total issuance in H1 2019 increases by 37% to $87 bn when compared to the same period last year...
China’s BRI might spur development in Islamic finance
China seeks Islamic finance as it requires funds for construction of corridors in the Middle East, Africa and Europe...
Noor Bank customers can buy Sharia products using credit cards
Noor Bank and National Bonds sign a strategic deal to reduce impulse purchase behaviour at stores through the new scheme...
More firms turn to Islamic finance for development projects
“It is our experience that sukuk-based solutions are establishing themselves as an increasingly attractive alternative for the funding of infrastructure and development projects," says Zahid Aslam, managing director of Investment Banking at Dalma Capital Management Limited...
Sukuk spread its wings to Africa
Despite sukuk’s ongoing instability in GCC countries this year, there is a resurgence of interest across 18 African markets. What does this mean to the largely underbanked Muslim population in these markets?...
How blockchain mirrors Islamic Finance
In value and in principle, the technology annihilates a fear of corruption and a risk of human error-that is true to the core of Islamic finance...
IIFM and WGC collaborate to facilitate gold market access for Islamic investors
Bahrain's International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) and World Gold Council led the IIFM-WGC Industry Consultative Meeting on Gold Documentation and Products Standardisation in Istanbul, Turkey...
Islamic Finance can open new investment avenues: WBAF Chairman
Islamic finance and angel investing have a unique and extremely beneficial connection, as explained by Baybars Altuntas, the chairman of World Business Angels Forum...
Coal-reliant countries embrace green finance
Poland and Indonesia seek environment-friendly advancements through green bond issuance...