Islamic Banking
Malaysia, UAE partner to boost Islamic finance
Malaysia, UAE partner to boost Islamic finance
Central banks sign an agreement to this effect.
Philippines encourages Islamic banking
Will craft regulations to spur its growth.
How Islamic finance can revive the future of retail banking
Islamic banking is growing 50% faster than banking sector.
Bank Muamalat talking of merging again
Is considering a DFI as partner this time.
Kerala to establish Islamic finance institution
Receives go-ahead from the Reserve Bank of India.
Islamic banking conference to be held in Dhaka
Conference sponsored by Malaysia and Bangladesh.
Islamic banking needs regulatory framework for growth
Vital to unleashing its real worldwide potential.
BMB seeks full control over Bank Islam Malaysia
Seeks 49% stake in oldest Malaysian Islamic bank.
Malaysia Exim-Bank to increase shariah loan portfolio
Encouraged by growing demand and acceptance for shariah loans.
BTMU strengthens Islamic finance services in Malaysia
Japanese bank pioneers in offering Islamic products and services.
Malaysia to get tougher on erring banks
Warns of law suits and hefty fines.
Malaysia overhauls Islamic financing laws
New law will boost protection for depositors.
The US$1.6t global Islamic finance industry growing at a third of its potential
Absence of sukuk tax legislation in non-Muslim nations to blame.
Malaysia, Kuwait to train Islamic banking professionals
Will jointly develop training and internship programs.
Dearth of professionals limiting Islamic financing’s growth
The industry is short of 30,000 people.
Indonesian sharia banks head for the Philippines
Philippines asks Indonesia for assistance.
IBT to issue Thailand's first-ever sukuk
Islamic Bank of Thailand will use proceeds to hike capital.
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