By Maeeshat News, Top performing Islamic Financial Institutions from Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Turkey, UAE and Saudi Arabia are vying for the WIBC Awards recognizing the Best Performing Banks at the Global and Regional level....
IRTI considers establishing center of excellence on Islamic social finance
Jeddah : The Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), an affiliate of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is considering partnering with other institutions to establish a center of excellence on Islamic social finance as part of efforts to develop the...
Turkey to play leading role in Islamic finance
Ankara : Turkey plays a leading role in Islamic finance, said group chairman and chief executive officer of Path Solutions, an Islamic banking software provider. "I believe that Turkey has a role to play as a leader in Islamic finance and as a hub because it is one of...
Turkish investors to come together at summit this week
By Gokhan Ergocun, Ankara: Turkey will host an exporters and investors summit on April 26-27. The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Turk Eximbank will organize the event in the western Izmir city, according to a Tuesday statement. "The IDB and Turkey’s lead lender...
Need to purify, expand and globalise Islamic Economics: Dr. Javed Jamil
Report by Shaukat Hussain Mangalore : Renowned thinker, writer and Head of Chair in Islamic Studies, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Dr. Javed Jamil said that “Islamic Economics, the way it is understood today is less of Islam and more of economics.” He was speaking...
Over 300 Takaful and Technology Leaders converged at the 13th edition of the World Takaful Conference
Director General of Insurance Authority (IA) inaugurates world’s largest Takaful forum with the aim of fostering industry-wide collaboration. Dubai, UAE : This morning, a packed audience of over 300 key industry leaders gathered from various MENASEA markets,...
IDB total financing reached $9.8 billion in 2017
Tunis : President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group Dr. Bandar Hajjar said on Monday the IDB's total funding for development projects in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reached $9.8 billion during 2017. Hajjar made the...
Islamic Development Bank gears up for Tunisia summit
By Gokhan Ergocun and Bahattin Gonultas, ANKARA: Business leaders from Muslim nations will gather in the Tunisian capital on Sunday to review last year's performance by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), and discuss and approve its development agenda for the year...
Dubai International Financial Centre joins the world’s most influential global Takaful forum
Dubai (Press Release) In the midst of recent regulatory and economic developments, over 300 industry leaders are expected to congregate at the 13th World Takaful Conference in Dubai this April that will feature keynote addresses by H.E. Ebrahim Obaid Al Zaabi,...
Join 13th Annual World Takaful Conference
Join over 300 industry leaders comprising CEOs, CIOs & Dignitaries from around the world at the 13th Annual World Takaful Conference (WTC) - convened by leading financial intelligence platform Middle East Global Advisors in strategic partnership with the Dubai...