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Friday, 27 November 2009
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Friday, 18 September 2009

UK Tories would maintain Islamic finance focus - expert

Islamic Finance
Islamic finance expert has hopes from Conservative Party if it wins next elections.

France adopts law facilitating Islamic bonds

Islamic Finance
Move to aid the issuance of Islamic bonds despite opposition from leftist parties.

Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Bahrain’s First Energy takes 9% in Al Dur project

Islamic Finance
Islamic investment bank buys into kingdom’s biggest power project for BD50m.

Sunday, 13 September 2009

Lack of sharia standard limiting Islamic funds - BNP

Islamic Finance
Industry governed by mix of regulators, industry bodies, Islamic scholars.

Friday, 11 September 2009

Sharia derivative standard out by year-end - IIFM

Islamic Finance
Int'l Islamic Financial Market hopes to get nod for master-contract from scholars panel soon.

Saturday, 05 September 2009

NBK launches second KD Ijara fund

Islamic Finance
Lender’s latest fund follows successful launch of predecessor in June which was fully subscribed in 3 days.

S&P’s sees stable outlook for Kuwait’s First Takaful

Islamic Finance
Ratings agency assigns 'BBB-' to Kuwait-based insurer on good capitalisation.

Wednesday, 02 September 2009

Sukuk market continues to progress in 2009 - S&P

Islamic Finance
Islamic bonds' issue tops $9.3bn in the first seven months of 2009 compared with $11.1bn Y-o-Y.

Saturday, 29 August 2009

IDB to start $1.5bn bond roadshow on Sept. 2

Islamic Finance
Saudi lender aiming to offer min $500m in first tranche, depending on market conditions.

IDB to start $1.5bn bond roadshow on Sept. 2

Islamic Finance
Roadshow to start on Wednesday in Riyadh, before moving to other cities.

Thursday, 27 August 2009

IDB sets up $1.5bn bond, gets Moody's Aaa rating

Islamic Finance
Saudi bank has created a Islamic bond medium term note (MTN) programme, ratings agency says.

Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Saad's sukuk holders asked to vote on dissolution

Islamic Finance
Dissolution seen as step towards bondholders claiming money back from Saudi group.

Monday, 24 August 2009

GFH, Macquarie set for strategic tie-up

Islamic Finance
Macquarie Group to invest $100m in Bahrain’s GFH ahead of providing Islamic products across ME.

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

QIB not exposed to Saudi Saad, Algosaibi Groups

Islamic Finance
Qatar Islamic Bank CEO says focus remains on oil, gas, infrastructure projects.

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Moody’s assigns A3 long-term rating to Masraf Al Rayan

Islamic Finance
Ratings agency begins coverage of Qatar-headquartered Islamic lender.

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Bahrain's Capinnova reports $2.4m H1 loss

Islamic Finance
Capinnova Investment Bank says loss due to start-up costs amid difficult conditions.

Credit ratings of Islamic finance firms stable - Moody's

Islamic Finance
Ratings agency also says weak corporate governance could limit future upgrades.

Monday, 10 August 2009

Gulf Finance House sees Q2 loss on income slump

Islamic Finance
UPDATE 1: Bahraini Islamic bank misses forecast with third straight quarterly loss.

Q2 profits increase 14.5% at Al Baraka Banking Group

Islamic Finance
Bahrain-based Islamic lender also reports a 5.4% increase in total assets.

Wednesday, 05 August 2009

Ajman Bank posts AED22.1m loss for H1

Islamic Finance
Bank describes losses as ‘within management expectations’; says well-postioned to expand activities.

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