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Islamic finance

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The dawn of financial technology in Islamic finance

23/12/2016(0)
Over the past decade, financial technology — widely referred to as FinTech — has grown primarily due to growing Internet access worldwide and the emergence of smartphones and apps. ... Read More
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Gold Standard Approved for Islamic Finance, Opening New Market

06/12/2016(0)
Standard is ‘ground-breaking initiative’: World Gold Council SPDR Gold Trust, biggest ETF backed by gold, may qualify Gold is acceptable for the first time as an investment in Islamic ... Read More
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China turns to Islamic finance to expand economic clout

22/09/2015(0)
Islamic finance is gaining prominence as a channel for China to expand its economic influence abroad as banks strengthen ties with Muslim-majority countries and Chinese companies start to tap ... Read More
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G20-Germany urges more Islamic finance integration globally

07/09/2015(0)
Islamic finance is increasingly important in the global economy and needs to be better integrated into the international financial system, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told a meeting of ... Read More
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Qatari banks ink deal for Islamic finance venture in China

14/04/2015(0)
Two Qatari banks and Chinese brokerage Southwest Securities signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to establish a company handling Islamic finance deals in China. At present there is ... Read More
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British law firms dominate 2014 sukuk issuance sector

02/01/2015(0)
Allen & Overy, Dentons and other UK law firms are dominating the sukuk issuance sector, along with British banks, even though Malaysia remains the geographical capital. Other leading firms ... Read More
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UK’s first Shari’ah-compliant Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)

28/11/2014(0)
IFAAS, the international Islamic finance consultancy and Portillion Capital have launched the UK’s first Shariah compliant Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme fund. The Portillion Capital Shariah Compliant SEIS Fund (SEIS ... Read More
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Islamic finance body AAOIFI to revise four standards, eyes sukuk

20/11/2014(1)
The Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) will revise four of its standards in the first half of next year while expanding its guidance for ... Read More
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Islamic finance body AAOIFI to discuss global accounting standards

18/11/2014(0)
The Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) is engaging its counterpart in conventional finance to discuss the convergence of corporate accounting standards. The move is a shift ... Read More
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Islamic finance body IIFM launches collateralised murabaha standard

17/11/2014(0)
The Bahrain-based International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) has launched a standard contract template for collateralised murabaha transactions, aiming to boost use of a sorely needed liquidity management tool for ... Read More
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