Islamic
Egypt prepares to issue its first sovereign sukuk: Mohamed Maait
Cairo This week the House of Representatives, the lower house of Egypt’s parliament, gave its…
MEA Finance recognises Emirates Islamic for ‘Best Digital Innovation in Islamic Banking’
Dubai Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has won…
Bahrain’s Islamic banking sector set to grow: Fitch
Manama The market share of Islamic banks in Bahrain is expected to increase in 2021-2022…
Holistic approach could help Turkey further develop Islamic finance
Ankara Turkey continues to move ahead in its bid to assume a leading position in…
S. Arabia boosts implementation, development of Islamic Finance
Riyadh The Saudi Central Bank, previously called the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, has issued new…
UAE central bank Governor chairs Board Council meeting
Abu Dhabi The 38th Islamic Finance Services Board (IFSB) Council meeting held and discussed several…
Muzn Islamic Banking named the Banker’s Islamic Bank of the Year – Oman 2021
Muscat Muzn, National Bank of Oman’s (NBO) Islamic banking window, has been named Islamic Bank…
Alizz Islamic Bank launches Oman’s first fintech solution for instant goods financing
Muscat Alizz Islamic Bank and IFIN (first Islamic fintech of its kind) have partnered to…
Moody’s reaffirms QIB’s ‘A1’ rating with stable outlook
Doha Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has reaffirmed the long-term deposit rating of Qatar Islamic Bank…
Qatar First Bank successfully completes two equity investments exits
Doha Qatar First Bank (QFB), the first independent Shari’ah compliant bank authorized by the Qatar…


















