August 25, 2009
PETRONAS 5-YEAR 1.5BN SUKUK HERALDS A NEW ERA IN MALAYSIA
Menafn.com(Arab News)
The recent 5-year $1.5 billion Sukuk Al-Ijarah (leasing sukuk) issued by Malaysian state oil company, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), marks a new era of bond and sukuk (Islamic securities) issuance in the country.
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August 25, 2009
ISLAMIC FINANCE CAN HELP BREAK THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF BOOM AND BUST
Menafn.com
The role of Islamic finance in contributing to global financial market stability and preventing the excesses that has led to the near catastrophic collapse of the conventional banking system may not have got a hearing at the G20 summit earlier this year
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August 24, 2009
QATAR ISLAMIC BANK TO ADD FOUR BRANCHES
Muslim.Net
Qatar Islamic Bank plans to open four more branches by the year-end. The bank recently opened its 25th branch in Dukhan. With four more branches, the bank's branch network will expand to 29.
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August 24, 2009
ISLAMIC FINANCE CAN HELP BREAK THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF BOOM AND BUST
MENA FN.Com
Article titled “Islamic Finance Can Help Break the Vicious Cycle of Boom and Bust”.
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August 24, 2009
ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY By Hakim Joe
Malaysia Today
A lot of people don’t know this but Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) was once the largest player in the international currencies market.
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July 06, 2009
Home Business - Week in Focus
The Edge Financial Daily
Signing Ceremony Between AFb and TH Indo.
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July 06, 2009
Week in Pictures
The Edge
Signing Ceremony Between AFb and TH Indo.
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April 2009
Competing for advantage in Islamic finance
Washington Times Global
Any market producing annual double-digit growth rates and expected to be worth over $1 trillion within two years is going to entice new entrants,
encourage existing one to solidify their market positions and inevitably,
see others fade away as they fail to adapt to changing circumtances. |
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April 2009
At the global crossroads of established traditions and modern economics:The International Center for Education in Islamic Finance
Washington Times Global
In the financial world today "growth" and "hiring" are not word one frequently encounters,
but for the practitioners of Islmaic finance there appears to bo no problem as pressing as that of identifying,
hiring and retaining top-quality talent. |
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March 2009
INTERVIEW-Islamic Banks Influence To Grow From Crisis
Dow Jones Newswires
Islamic banks will emerge from the global
financial crisis more influential, spurred by demand from Muslims in the
Middle East and Asia, according to the chief executive of Gulf-backed Asian Finance Bank. |
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March 2009
OPINION-Wary markets seen shying from "riskier" sukuk forms
Reuters News
The ijara, musharaka and mudaraba
structures have emerged as the most popular form of sukuk structure for both investors and issuers alike. |
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November 2008
Dua Syarikat Malaysia ke DSE tahun depan
Utusan Malaysia
Asian Finance Bank Bhd (AFB) sedang menguruskan proses penyenaraian berganda ( duo listing ) bagi dua syarikat senaraian awam tempatan di Bursa Saham Dubai (DSE). |
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October 2008
MEET THE HEAD
IFN
Islamic Finance news talks to leading players in the industry. (page 25) |
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September 2008
AFB Draws Up a New Game Plan
MIF
Asian Finance Bank CEO Datuk Mohamed Azahari Kamil made history by being the first local to helm a foreign Islamic bank in Malaysia and,barely a month into the job,already has a new goal:to turn around by year-end.How does he plan to accomplish it?. |
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July 2008
Qatar Islamic Bank to arrange funding for real estate projects
The Malaysian Reserve
Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ the Persian Gulf state's biggest bank that complies with Muslim banking rules, said it is the main agent for arranging financing for United Development Company's US$600 million (RM1.94 billion) Qanat Quartier project. |
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July 2008
Malaysia is a hotbed for Islamic banking headhunters
The Malaysian Reserve
A leading Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) bank is looking for a senior banker to head its Islamic financial services team based in London, according to an advertisement updated on July 16 on a job portal. |
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May 2008
Profit Distribution
iproperty.com.my
Last article we talked about various deposit products and AlMudharabah General Investment Account (MGIA), the popular equivalent Shariah of the conventional fixed deposit. |
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May 2008
Gulf Capital Markets Briefing
IFR
Al Mana Group of Qatar has sold US$163.4m of sukuk. The dirham denominated issue is
for five-year, floating rating mudaraba sukuk, priced at 250bp. The bonds will list on the
Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). Al Mana will use the funds for real-estate
projects in Qatar. |
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Mar 2008
Investment Opportunities in Malaysia
MIF
A decade after the Asian financial crisis, Malaysia appears to be recovering well. |
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Feb 2008
Overview of Malaysian Sukuk Market
MIF
Malaysia has been developing a more extensive capital market after the Asian financial crisis to ensure a more resilient financial system. |
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Feb 2008
Leading the Islamic way
IFR Asia
With high street banks in Britain now offering Islamic mortgages it is clear Islamic financing is going mainstream. Demand for Islamic products is expanding at a giddying pace. |
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25 Jan 2008
The World’s Global Islamic Finance News Provider
IFN
AFB increases stake in retail, Search for AFB representative ends |
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