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Gulf Finance House agrees $110m debt restructuring

22 May 2012, 9:26 GMT
Dubai Islamic Bank plans sukuk issue

9 May 2012, 12:15 GMT
Bank Aljazira

3 May 2012, 12:39 GMT
Dubai Islamic Bank

2 May 2012, 12:21 GMT
Q&A Ghassan Marrouche, Chief executive officer

Issue 18 4-10 May 2012
Saudi Arabia overtakes UAE in sukuk market

Issue 18 4-10 May 2012
Takaful Emarat

Issue 18 4-10 May 2012
Takaful Emarat: MEED Assessment

Issue 18 4-10 May 2012
Al-Rajhi Bank

25 April 2012, 11:38 GMT
Nakheel to launch second tranche of sukuk

16 April 2012, 7:15 GMT
Sukuk pipeline grows in Saudi Arabia

April 2012 Online Content
Jafza proposes $2bn debt refinancing plan

20 March 2012, 5:51 GMT
Jafza refinancing is largest in 2012

Issue 12 23-29 March 2012
Gulf banks line up for Turkish loan deals

7 March 2012, 10:04 GMT
Wave of sukuk issuance planned from Middle East

16 February 2012, 12:55 GMT
Gaca launches sukuk to fund Jeddah airport project

11 January 2012, 10:16 GMT
Banking Special Report: The next step for Islamic finance

Issue 50 16-22 December 2011
Doha closes Islamic banking windows

Issue 50 16-22 December 2011
Setting a sharia benchmark for Islamic finance

Issue 50 16-22 December 2011
Standard Chartered optimistic about North Africa opportunities

11 December 2011, 12:41 GMT
Abdullah Sulaiman al-Rajhi

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011
Abdulrazzak Mohammed Elkhraijy

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011
Ibrahim Fahad al-Ghofaily

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011
Khaled Mohammed al-Aboodi

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011
Mutlaq al-Morished

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011
Saudi Islamic finance

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011
The Islamist economic model

Issue 49 9-15 December 2011
Emirates NBD takeover of Dubai Bank to be finalised by year-end

28 November 2011, 13:02 GMT
Four bank mergers planned in Bahrain

Issue 47 25 November-1 December 2011
Sharia decision could complicate Libya development

26 October 2011, 21:06 GMT
Emirates NBD partners with Man Group

28 September 2011, 15:01 GMT
Bahrain mandates banks for $1bn bond issue

28 September 2011, 11:28 GMT
Nakheel sukuk terms spark further sell-off

Issue 38 23-29 September 2011
Banking Special Report: Provisioning impacts Islamic banks

Issue 37 16-22 September 2011
GCC takes on Malaysia’s dominance in the Islamic finance market

Issue 37 16-22 September 2011
Islamic finance profits trail asset growth

Issue 37 16-22 September 2011
Sharia debate fuelled by Qatar closures

Issue 37 16-22 September 2011
Sukuk market shows resilience

Issue 37 16-22 September 2011
Gulf Finance House losses narrow

6 September 2011, 10:01 GMT
Nakheel to issue sukuk to creditors

24 August 2011, 12:25 GMT
Aramco to launch sukuk for Jubail refinery in October

Issue 34 26 August-1 September 2011
International Bank of Qatar sells Islamic arm

Issue 34 26 August-1 September 2011
Qatar Islamic Bank

12 August 2011, 7:45 GMT
Investment Corporation of Dubai to repay $4bn

Issue 32 12-18 August 2011
Dubai Islamic Bank profit rises 10 per cent

1 August 2011, 7:47 GMT
Bahrain to set up new investment bank

1 August 2011, 7:27 GMT
First Gulf Bank move ahead with sukuk issue

Issue 30 29 July-4 August
Qatar Islamic Bank reports 17 per cent rise in profit

21 July 2011, 6:51 GMT
First Gulf Bank sets up bond programme

Issue 28 15-21 July 2011
Bahrain’s Al-Baraka mandates Gulf lenders for Turkish subsidiary

Issue 27 8-14 July 2011
Competition for takaful increases in the Gulf

Insurance supplement
Compulsory cover drives insurance growth in the GCC

Insurance supplement
Ebrahim al-Shamsi

1 May 2011, 9:37 GMT
Abdulla al-Hamli

1 May 2011, 9:31 GMT
Path Solutions

11 March 2011, 5:23 GMT
Banks lobby regulator as Doha bans Islamic banking windows

Issue 6 11-17 February 2011
Bahrain Financial Exchange announces launch date

10 January 2011, 12:49 GMT
Saudi Electricity Company signs $1.3bn loan with four local lenders

14 December 2010, 7:09 GMT
Gulf Islamic scholars

Issue 50 10-16 December 2010
Mohamed Ali Elgari

Issue 50 10-16 December 2010
Mohammed Daud Baker

Issue 50 10-16 December 2010
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Issue 50 10-16 December 2010
Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Ghuddah

Issue 50 10-16 December 2010
Sheikh Abdullah bin Sulaiman al-Manea

Issue 50 10-16 December 2010
Sheikh Nizam Yaquby

Issue 50 10-16 December 2010
Masraf al-Rayan

3 December 2010, 12:19 GMT
Giel-Jan Van Der Tol

Issue 47 19-25 November 2010
Hussain al-Qemzi

Issue 47 19-25 November 2010
Mohamed Abdalla

Issue 47 19-25 November 2010
Tirad Mahmoud

Issue 47 19-25 November 2010
UAE Islamic banking

Issue 47 19-25 November 2010
T'azur

29 October 2010, 7:27 GMT
Focus shifts to insurance in Qatar

Issue 44 29 October-5 November 2010
Q&A: Nikolaus Frei, Chief Executive Officer, T’azur

Issue 44 29 October-5 November 2010
T’azur

Issue 44 29 October-5 November 2010
T’azur: MEED Assessment

Issue 44 29 October-5 November 2010
Bahrain Financial Exchange launches Islamic trading platform

21 October 2010, 15:25 GMT
UAE's Noor Islamic Bank denies merger talks

17 October 2010, 14:18 GMT
Qtel’s bond issue 10 times oversubscribed

7 October 2010, 13:10 GMT
Gulf banks benefit from sharia rules

Issue 41 8-14 October 2010
Gulf Finance House: Back from the brink

Issue 41 8-14 October 2010
Gulf looks for debt market revival

Issue 41 8-14 October 2010
Insurers look to tap Islamic insurance market

Issue 41 8-14 October 2010
Insurers must take initiative

Issue 41 8-14 October 2010
Islamic finance: Developing new financial hubs

Issue 41 8-14 October 2010
Special report: Islamic banking - Assets at sharia-compliant banks grow despite crisis

Issue 41 8-14 October 2010
New regulations will protect Qatar's Islamic banks

30 September 2010, 13:09 GMT
Qatari banks' Islamic lending activities curbed by new central bank regulations

29 September 2010, 8:37 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank to launch first dollar-based Islamic bond

23 September 2010, 13:39 GMT
Bahrain bank’s Turkish unit secures loan at 3 per cent

Issue No 39 24-30 September 2010
National Bank of Kuwait's rights issue to begin on 5 October

9 September 2010, 9:25 GMT
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank arranges $1.1bn project finance deal for Emirates Steel

6 September 2010, 13:51 GMT
Gulf Finance House to raise $300m in new equity

29 August 2010, 12:57 GMT
Aldar Properties downgraded by Moody's

10 August 2010, 11:45 GMT
IMF approves $368m loan to Yemen

5 August 2010, 13:41 GMT
Steady growth for Morocco’s banks

Issue 32 6-12 August 2010
Yemen delays $260m sukuk issue

29 July 2010, 14:14 GMT
Bahrain bourse signs deal to sell global investment products

28 July 2010, 14:21 GMT
Saudi's Binladin raises $187m in Islamic bond issue

19 July 2010, 9:32 GMT
Bahrain's Ithmaar Bank appoints new chief executive

13 July 2010, 13:46 GMT
Abdul Rahman Khalil Tolefat

Issue No 29 16-22 July 2010
Ali al-Subaihin

Issue No 29 16-22 July 2010
Ashraf Bseisu

Issue No 29 16-22 July 2010
Chakib Abouzaid

Issue No 29 16-22 July 2010
Gulf Takaful providers

Issue No 29 16-22 July 2010
Saleh Malaikah

Issue No 29 16-22 July 2010
Sheikh Khalid bin Thani al-Thani

Issue No 29 16-22 July 2010
Abu Dhabi plans to list real estate funds by end of 2010

11 July 2010, 12:17 GMT
Manama continues to trail blaze in infrastructure, banking and finance

Supplement: Middle East Economic Review 2010
Manama continues to trail blaze in infrastructure, banking and finance

Supplement: Middle East Economic Review 2010
Gulf Finance House restructuring is progressing

10 June 2010, 12:48 GMT
Gulf Finance House sells stake in Bahrain Financial Harbour

31 May 2010, 15:02 GMT
Bond issuance picks up in Saudi Arabia

Issue No 21 21 - 27 May 2010
Yemen plans $275m sukuk

Issue No 21 21 - 27 May 2010
Nomura seeks financing for $50m Islamic loan

17 May 2010, 7:13 GMT
Yanbu funding needs quick fix

Issue No 20 14 - 20 May 2010
Saudi Electricity Company completes $1.9bn sukuk

11 May 2010, 13:55 GMT
Saudi Electricity Company prices sukuk issue

6 May 2010, 14:45 GMT
A shadow on the regulator’s reputation

Issue No 17 23 - 29 April 2010
Bahrain moving beyond the economic crisis

Issue No 17 23 - 29 April 2010
Saudi utility appoints banks for sukuk issue

15 April 2010, 13:50 GMT
Turkey's Bank Asya signs $250m loan agreement

11 April 2010, 14:05 GMT
Issuers favour traditional bonds

Issue No 15 9-15 April 2010
Turkey's Bank Asya to sign loan deal on 8 April

4 April 2010, 11:18 GMT
Noor Islamic Bank

Issue No 13 26 March - 1 April 2010
Noor Islamic Bank: MEED Assessment

Issue No 13 26 March - 1 April 2010
Q&A: Hussain Al-Qemzi, CEO, Noor Islamic Bank

Issue No 13 26 March - 1 April 2010
Jabal Omar's $1.3bn financing nears completion

17 March 2010, 12:31 GMT
Saudis need mortgages

Issue No 12 19-25 March 2010
Noor Islamic Bank

13 March 2010, 11:19 GMT
Al-Baraka profits down 19 per cent in fourth quarter

24 February 2010, 17:14 GMT
Waha Capital to issue $272m sukuk

24 February 2010, 15:26 GMT
Manama’s banks face a tough year

Issue No 9 26 February - 4 March 2010
Getting Gulf banks lending again

19 February 2010, 0:00 GMT
Bank Asya launches $75m loan deal with Gulf institutions

18 February 2010, 15:53 GMT
Bahraini economy grows 3 per cent

17 February 2010, 16:25 GMT
Gulf Finance House to raise $250m through asset sales by March

Issue No 8 19-25 February 2010
United Gulf Bank to price bond issue at 10 per cent

10 February 2010, 15:35 GMT
Gulf Finance House completes restructuring of $300m loan

10 February 2010, 15:20 GMT
Money will remain tight in the region as lenders remain cautious

Issue No 7 12-18 February 2010
No boom but no bust in Maghreb

Issue No 7 12-18 February 2010
United Gulf Bank puts bond issue on hold

Issue No 7 12-18 February 2010
Agency downgrades Gulf Finance House

3 February 2010, 17:41 GMT
Dar al-Arkan plans to announce bond pricing

2 February 2010, 15:49 GMT
Kuwait Finance House: MEED Assessment

2 February 2010, 8:36 GMT
Global Banking Corporation (GBC)

2 February 2010, 7:28 GMT
Jadwa Investment

2 February 2010, 7:28 GMT
Kuwait Finance House

2 February 2010, 7:27 GMT
Gulf business schools need to reshape Western corporate model

19 January 2010, 14:06 GMT
Balance of power shifts in Gulf finance sector

19 January 2010, 12:01 GMT
Amlak to make sukuk payment on schedule

7 January 2010, 16:27 GMT
Saudi Hollandi completes $193m sukuk

4 January 2010, 16:14 GMT
Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank receives licence to operate in Dubai

29 December 2009, 12:28 GMT
Islamic Development Bank receives AAA credit rating

29 December 2009, 12:07 GMT
2009 Review: High price of restoring economic confidence in Dubai

Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2010
Bailout cuts cost of insuring Dubai debt

18 December 2009, 13:00 GMT
Arab Banking Corporation

Issue no 51 18-24 December 2009
Arab Banking Corporation: MEED Assessment

Issue no 51 18-24 December 2009
Nakheel to repay bond on time to avoid default

14 December 2009, 11:44 GMT
Fears over sukuk must be quelled in the Gulf

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009
Spreading the financial risk in the region

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009
Sukuk face crisis of confidence

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009
Debt brings Dubai to a standstill

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009
Dubai must act over debt

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009
Saudi’s International Development Bank plans sukuk in new year

Dec 2009 Online Content
Debt storm threatens Dubai’s ambitions

30 November 2009, 12:42 GMT
Borrowers turn to the sukuk market as confidence returns to the region

Issue No 48 27 November - 3 December 2009
Dubai needs a debt strategy

Issue No 48 27 November - 3 December 2009
Saad Group subsidiary defaults on $650m sukuk

16 November 2009, 15:25 GMT
Gulf Finance House raises $100m from Deutsche Bank

16 November 2009, 6:15 GMT
Nakheel discusses $3.5bn repayment with Dubai World

11 November 2009, 17:54 GMT
Dubai Civil Aviation repays $1bn sukuk

Issue No 45 6-12 November 2009
Gulf Finance House completes $300m rights issue

2 November 2009, 15:52 GMT
Restoring Bahrain’s crown in financial services sector

29 October 2009, 14:49 GMT
Dubai to issue $2.5bn Islamic bond

27 October 2009, 13:08 GMT
Islamic bank to double lending in face of crisis

23 October 2009, 17:27 GMT
International Finance Corporation’s sukuk pricing revealed

23 October 2009, 16:25 GMT
National Commercial Bank

22 October 2009, 9:17 GMT
Abdul Karim

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
Ali Sharif Zubi

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
Jordan Law firms

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
Khaled Asfour

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
National Commercial Bank

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
National Commercial Bank: MEED Assessment

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
Omar Aljazy

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
Q&A: Raul Biancardi, Chief Operating Officer, National Commercial Bank Capital

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
Safwan Moubaydeen

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
Salaheddin al-Bashir

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
Special Report: UAE - Dubai faces up to economic challenges

Issue No 42 16-22 October 2009
Yemen: Bank risk management consultancy

8 October 2009, 16:51 GMT
Index launches boost sharia-compliant equities in Saudi Arabia

Issue No 41 9-15 October 2009
Special Report: Saudi Arabia - Sharia stocks attract indices

Issue No 41 9-15 October 2009
Strained relations begin to ease between Riyadh and Damascus

Issue No 41 9-15 October 2009
Abu Dhabi tourism firm starts sukuk roadshow

5 October 2009, 15:05 GMT
Gulf Finance House moves out of real estate

4 October 2009, 13:52 GMT
The high price of restoring economic confidence in Dubai

Issue No 40 2-8 October 2009
Overseas Islamic banks require support

Issue No 39 25 September - 1 October 2009
Emerging sharia finance sector beats the downturn

Issue No 39 25 September - 1 October 2009
Expertise shortage hampers growth of Islamic finance sector

Issue No 39 25 September - 1 October 2009
Islamic bonds market stages slow recovery

Issue No 39 25 September - 1 October 2009
Non-GCC banks laying the foundations for growth

Issue No 39 25 September - 1 October 2009
Special Report: Islamic banking - The top 20 Gulf institutions

Issue No 39 25 September - 1 October 2009
The West’s Islamic finance hub

Issue No 39 25 September - 1 October 2009
Defaults create challenges in sukuk market

24 September 2009, 14:40 GMT
Kuwait Energy signs $50m World Bank loan

23 September 2009, 16:30 GMT
Taqa sells $1.5bn bonds in first of new wave of issuance

10 September 2009, 15:58 GMT
Gulf firms opt for bonds over bank loans

Issue No 36 4 - 10 September 2009
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to finance Dubai freezone

24 August 2009, 6:56 GMT
First Energy Bank generates $6m profits

24 August 2009, 6:56 GMT
Kuwait Finance House teams up with US property investor

16 August 2009, 14:09 GMT
Q&A: Ammar Shata, Executive Director, Al-Khabeer

13 August 2009, 17:33 GMT
Al-Khabeer: MEED Assessment

13 August 2009, 17:30 GMT
Al-Khabeer

13 August 2009, 17:16 GMT
Arab Banking Corporation

13 August 2009, 6:45 GMT
Kuwait Islamic banking

7 August 2009, 14:24 GMT
Dubai takes tough stance on takaful

31 July 2009, 17:30 GMT
Dubai stance risks losing business

31 July 2009, 16:56 GMT
Gulf Finance House seeks to refinance $300m Islamic loan

24 July 2009, 14:36 GMT
Ras al-Khaimah prices five-year sukuk

14 July 2009, 13:26 GMT
Kingdom Installment Company repays $18m sukuk

13 July 2009, 13:54 GMT
Sukuk show signs of recovery

9 July 2009, 15:46 GMT
Dolphin Energy abandons pursuit of $500m Islamic loan

26 June 2009, 20:21 GMT
Ithmaar Bank

25 June 2009, 13:35 GMT
Amlak Finance reports $19m loss in first quarter

17 June 2009, 14:32 GMT
Bahrain increases bond issue to $750m

11 June 2009, 10:10 GMT
Burgan signs $125m loan for oil rigs in Kuwait

9 June 2009, 15:09 GMT
Saudi Electricity to issue $1bn sukuk

8 June 2009, 14:18 GMT
Bahrain Islamic bankers

4 June 2009, 16:54 GMT
Regulating the Islamic finance sector

22 May 2009, 14:21 GMT
Dubai Islamic Bank buys back $51m sukuk

20 May 2009, 15:57 GMT
Gulf Finance House reports $38m loss

19 May 2009, 15:27 GMT
Investment Dar defaults on $100m sukuk

12 May 2009, 14:36 GMT
Sukuk market needs more transparency

6 May 2009, 16:05 GMT
Sukuk market to recover in late 2009, Standard Chartered

4 May 2009, 13:47 GMT
Islamic banks risk losing ground

24 April 2009, 16:19 GMT
Optimism returns to Islamic banks

23 April 2009, 15:38 GMT
Bahrain to award mandate for sukuk programme

23 April 2009, 14:36 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank considers issuing sukuk

21 April 2009, 15:32 GMT
Al-Rajhi profits up 8 per cent

12 April 2009, 10:41 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank subsidiary launches $200m sukuk fund

30 March 2009, 12:21 GMT
Bahrain central bank to launch $500m sukuk

25 March 2009, 15:19 GMT
Kuwaiti finance houses extend global reach

19 March 2009, 14:21 GMT
First Energy Bank

13 March 2009, 0:00 GMT
Tabreed signs $100m Islamic financing deal

26 February 2009, 13:24 GMT
Special Report: Banking - Short-term loans plug finance gap

22 February 2009, 11:41 GMT
Alinma Bank eases pressure on Riyadh

22 February 2009, 11:26 GMT
Short-term funding bridges the project finance gap

22 February 2009, 9:14 GMT
Emirates NBD launches sukuk fund

3 February 2009, 13:33 GMT
Gulf Finance House profits dip 14 per cent

29 January 2009, 12:59 GMT
Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait launches Islamic investment bank

13 January 2009, 14:18 GMT
Islamic scholars call for central banks to have sharia boards

12 January 2009, 13:39 GMT
Global Banking Corporation: MEED Assessment

11 January 2009, 7:52 GMT
Global Banking Corporation (GBC)

11 January 2009, 7:27 GMT
Noor Islamic puts international expansion on hold

6 January 2009, 12:46 GMT
Project finance sector faces crisis of confidence

2 January 2009, 8:50 GMT
Saudi Hollandi raises $207m from Islamic bond

31 December 2008, 7:51 GMT
Qatar's Ezdan Contracting secures financing for expansion

24 December 2008, 8:03 GMT
Region is waking up to slowdown

5 December 2008, 16:43 GMT
Qatar Real Estate signs $275m Islamic loan

3 December 2008, 14:56 GMT
Sharia banks in Dubai shift business focus

28 November 2008, 15:12 GMT
Jadwa Investment

13 November 2008, 17:20 GMT
Jadwa Investment: MEED Assessment

13 November 2008, 17:15 GMT
Q&A: Ahmed al-Khateeb, CEO and Managing Director, Jadwa Investment

13 November 2008, 12:10 GMT
Sharia banking takes root in Egypt

7 November 2008, 16:21 GMT
Boeing explores Islamic finance options

31 October 2008, 20:37 GMT
Investors launch sharia-compliant bank in Bahrain

27 October 2008, 15:50 GMT
Islamic banks can exploit rivals’ misfortune

24 October 2008, 21:34 GMT
Credit crunch regional winners emerge

23 October 2008, 15:33 GMT
Amara Holdings looks to raise $200m

23 October 2008, 14:36 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank reports 46 per cent rise in profits

23 October 2008, 14:03 GMT
Lending growth fuels inflation in Qatar

9 October 2008, 19:39 GMT
Sumou Holding to launch real estate investment trust

7 October 2008, 14:34 GMT
Al-Rajhi Bank profits rise to $469m

6 October 2008, 14:31 GMT
Amlak and Tamweel begin merger talks

5 October 2008, 11:53 GMT
Gulf Finance House to launch UK real estate fund

17 September 2008, 16:09 GMT
Binladin agrees SR1bn sukuk with Sabb

16 September 2008, 15:27 GMT
Noor a new force in Islamic banking

14 September 2008, 13:03 GMT
Islamic banks funding the construction boom

14 September 2008, 12:39 GMT
Gulf Finance House redefines the role of banks

14 September 2008, 11:56 GMT
Islamic banks must address risk

14 September 2008, 11:42 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank building a global network

14 September 2008, 10:15 GMT
The evolution of Islamic bonds

14 September 2008, 10:07 GMT
Risk management moves up on Islamic banks' agenda

14 September 2008, 8:46 GMT
Alternative investments: New sharia-complaint products tap rising demand

14 September 2008, 8:25 GMT
Islamic finance: Moving into the mainstream

14 September 2008, 7:59 GMT
Special Report: Banking - The rise of Islamic finance

14 September 2008, 7:30 GMT
Qatar Islamic to list foreign subsidiaries

5 September 2008, 17:21 GMT
Banks in Syria reap the rewards of reform

29 August 2008, 14:35 GMT
Sorouh pays premium for securitisation

22 August 2008, 17:23 GMT
Oil services group secures finance for 12 ships

21 August 2008, 12:57 GMT
Central Bank of Bahrain sells sukuk

19 August 2008, 14:10 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank to raise sukuk

19 August 2008, 14:09 GMT
Ras Laffan C deal set to include Islamic financing

23 July 2008, 15:20 GMT
Tamweel agrees low pricing on $300m sukuk

21 July 2008, 12:15 GMT
Value of Islamic bond issues rises to $17bn

17 July 2008, 15:50 GMT
Crescent to launch Latin American Sharia fund

6 July 2008, 13:51 GMT
Dubai World launches sharia funds

20 June 2008, 16:43 GMT
Dewa sukuk fails to hit pricing ambitions

3 June 2008, 11:40 GMT
Allianz Global Investors launches Sharia funds

28 May 2008, 15:07 GMT
Dewa plans local currency sukuk issue

23 May 2008, 17:42 GMT
Citigroup expands Islamic offering

12 May 2008, 14:41 GMT
Salama profits to soar as Islamic insurance demand grows

9 May 2008, 16:50 GMT
Market strength bolsters Manama

9 May 2008, 13:47 GMT
Sabic to raise $1.3bn through sukuk

29 April 2008, 15:04 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank reports $125m profits rise

21 April 2008, 14:46 GMT
British Islamic Insurance to launch operations within weeks

14 April 2008, 17:03 GMT
Europe and US to take lead in Islamic insurance

14 April 2008, 16:58 GMT
Islamic insurance market predicted to reach $15bn in 10 years

14 April 2008, 16:42 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank closes $137m sukuk

30 March 2008, 11:58 GMT
Noor Islamic Bank to make first acquisition this year

25 March 2008, 14:52 GMT
Hollandi arranges first riyal denominated sukuk

23 March 2008, 11:07 GMT
Sharia deals enter mainstream

20 March 2008, 11:09 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank studies expansion into Egypt and Turkey

18 March 2008, 15:27 GMT
UK paves way for sukuk issue

13 March 2008, 12:45 GMT
Credit crunch slows Islamic bond market

11 March 2008, 13:39 GMT
Venture Capital Bank signs deal with Lemissoler for shipping firm

10 March 2008, 16:07 GMT
Saudi Binladin signs $855m Islamic loan

10 March 2008, 13:38 GMT
Qatar National Bank launches Islamic financial services firm

9 March 2008, 11:26 GMT
Bank plans largest ever Islamic financing deal for Ras al-Zour

7 March 2008, 17:33 GMT
Sharia-compliant banking to grow with launch of Al-Umah

29 February 2008, 17:36 GMT
Islamic Development Bank to issue $650m worth of sukuk

27 February 2008, 13:30 GMT
Gulf Finance House launches energy sector Islamic bank

19 February 2008, 8:14 GMT
Qatar Real Estate mulls securitisation

18 February 2008, 14:02 GMT
UK set to approve sovereign sukuk

18 February 2008, 13:59 GMT
Saudi Telecoms to approach debt markets

14 February 2008, 11:36 GMT
Saudi Telecom considers more Islamic funding

11 February 2008, 13:47 GMT
Salhia increases stake in Islamic investment bank

5 February 2008, 15:09 GMT
Sukuk to get cheaper, claims ratings agency

29 January 2008, 14:41 GMT
Gulf firms to issue up to $50bn in bonds this year

15 January 2008, 13:52 GMT
QIB signs $300m bridge loan

27 December 2007, 8:20 GMT
$10bn of sukuk to be launched in Q108

24 December 2007, 7:15 GMT
ADCB bids for Malaysian bank

23 December 2007, 9:33 GMT
Islamic finance: Cairo's missed opportunity

21 December 2007, 11:15 GMT
Banks must offer Islamic finance

21 December 2007, 10:48 GMT
Injazat Capital targets family businesses with $250m fund

21 December 2007, 10:46 GMT
Dubai Islamic Bank seeks to increase female customers

5 December 2007, 15:22 GMT
Nakheel issues second sukuk

4 December 2007, 14:10 GMT
The Investment Dar looks for expansion funds

3 December 2007, 17:00 GMT
Islamic finance market too immature to fund Ras al-Zour

3 December 2007, 12:26 GMT
Singapore seeks UAE banks

26 November 2007, 0:00 GMT
Qatar Islamic Bank awaits approval to open London office

24 November 2007, 0:00 GMT
QIB launches in UK before year end

24 November 2007, 0:00 GMT
The UAE set to overtake Saudi Arabia as region’s biggest banking sector

16 November 2007, 17:14 GMT
Addax expands in Abu Dhabi

9 November 2007, 19:00 GMT
Dewa delays securitisation

9 November 2007, 0:00 GMT
Amlak bond faces delay

2 November 2007, 11:49 GMT
Amlak bond faces delay

19 October 2007, 12:00 GMT
Qatar Islamic profits up

17 October 2007, 17:35 GMT
Banking & Finance: How Islamic bonds can help local banks take on the giants

30 June 2007, 0:00 GMT
Abu Dhabi: Banking on investment

13 April 2007, 17:30 GMT

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