January 12, 2023

Slower growth seen for global sukuk issuances in 2023

Global sukuk issuance are likely to rise at a slow pace in 2023 amid market volatilities but will remain a key funding source in core Islamic finance markets, according to a new report......

November 16, 2022

ADIB enhances Emiratisation drive at Tawdheef 2022

ABU DHABI, 15th November, 2022 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) today participated in the Tawdheef 2022 career fair. As the platinum sponsor of the event, ADIB has taken an......

July 26, 2022

KFH general assembly approves acquisition of AUB-Bahrain

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (Baitak) held its ordinary and extraordinary General Assembly meeting on Monday and approved the deal to acquire Ahli United Bank – Bahrain with......

June 27, 2022

Islamic Coin gains Fatwa from leading global Muslim scholars

Islamic Coin (ISLM), the Shariah-compliant digital currency has gained a Fatwa (legal ruling or endosrsement) issued by the world's leading Muslim......

June 15, 2022

How are OIC markets, Islamic finance responding to growing youth demographic?

Younger consumers are driving changes in global markets with their distinct preferences and habits. In 2020, 40% of the world’s population was under 25, and 62% of the global......

February 8, 2022

ETFs to spur growth of Islamic finance assets to $4.94 trillion by 2025

Driven by a remarkable rise in the range of Islamic exchange-traded funds (ETFs), global Islamic finance assets are projected to reach $4.94 trillion in 2025. The surge in ETFs has......

December 19, 2021

AD Ports Group and Aqaba Development CorporationSign Multiple Agreements for Development of Tourism, Transport, Logistics and Digital Infrastructure

AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of trade and logistics, has strengthened its regional footprint by signing a number of four strategic agreements and a Head of Terms Agreement......

December 13, 2021

UAE's Gulf Islamic Investments acquires US portfolio for $100mln

UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) has acquired another property in the US for approximately $100 million. The Virginia-based Glen Forest Office......

December 6, 2021

Syria Participates in Islamic Financial Institutions Conference in Bahrain

Syria participated in the annual conference of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institution in Bahrain, according to SANA. Syria participated in the......

November 22, 2021

Islamic banking closing gap with conventional in UAE: Emirates Islamic

Islamic banking products are becoming as popular as conventional products in the UAE, with 60 percent of those surveyed saying they are using an Islamic banking product, compared......