Dear Reader, This issue has a most appropriate theme for the New Year – the future. It was summed up…
Browsing: Issue 31 January / February 2015
First Gulf Bank (FGB) has won the Best Bank Award for Trade Finance and Corporate Banking in a survey conducted…
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, has signed a $300m Murabaha…
The International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) has released its much- awaited Sukuk Report (4th edition). It consists of a comprehensive…
The UAE is one of the most dynamic and open economies in the world, its economy minister H.E. Sultan bin…
Despite a series of trials for both bankers and corporates, including new competitors and technology and increasingly complex regulation,…
The notion of innovation in trade financing is explored by ALEXANDER R. MALAKET, president of OPUS Advisory Services International Inc.…
Significantly more is now being done to deliver operational efficiency and trade finance product innovation across both Islamic and conventional…
As the global Islamic finance industry enters its 40th year in 2015, and continues to assume an accepted niche in…
Financial institutions in the transaction banking and payments field need to differentiate themselves and raise their game to stay ahead,…
Inter-regional trade between the Middle East and Latin America has experienced dramatic growth over the past decade. Whilst volumes are…
The World Islamic Banking Conference once again confirmed its position as the premier, largest and most influential annual gathering of…