Opinion: Uniting Islamic Finance and Halal at conferences
One of the interesting developments in the Islamic finance conferencing arena has been the introduction of topical issues from the $2.1 trillion Halal industry. Is it because there is no…
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Dubai Exports promotes Dubai’s expertise in Islamic economy to Canadian firms
The seminars were part of Dubai Exports' activities to promote the service sector in the emirate to global markets and follow on from similar activities conducted in Australia, Indonesia, France…
Kuwaiti Official hails Mohammed bin Rashid’s initiative “Dubai: Capital of Islamic Economy”
The initiative known as "Dubai: Capital of Islamic Economy" was announced in January 2013 by Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid. It aims at further diversifying Dubai's economy and boosting Islamic economy.
London and Dubai want Islamic finance crown
Dubai set out in January its plans to become the "capital" of the Islamic industry, with global rules to enforce standards on industries as diverse as Sharia finance, halal food,…
Opinion: Imams – The missing stakeholders in Islamic finance
Imams may have heard of the Shariah scholars, but the opportunity for interactions with the latter is minimal, if at all, hence they do not “blind-faith” endorse products signed off…
Malaysia: Halal Industry Fund for SMEs to improve halal products
SME Bank has been one of the driving forces behind Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to tap into the growing global appetite for halal products. SME Bank recently announced…
UAE: Looking for halal alpha in Dubai
We’re talking about the halal industry: from food and pharmaceuticals to cosmetics, logistics and more — $2.1 trillion in total, with the food sector comprising about a third.
Opinion: Lessons from hiking for Islamic finance
In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run,…
UAE ‘has what it takes’ to be Islamic finance hub
Sheikh Mohammed, also ruler of Dubai, made his comments at a workshop organised by the higher committee for development of Islamic economy sector to follow up progress on action plans…
Saudi Arabia: Kingdom Holding in Islamic financing push
Kingdom Holding, the international investment firm of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, has formed a sharia board of prominent scholars in order to raise more of its funding through…
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