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Read MoreSenegal Sukuk:Africa’s first sovereign sukuk to the international capital market
Information package. (french,english, arabic) https://www.academia.edu/8647976/Senegal_Sukuk_Africas_first_sovereign_sukuk_to_the_international_capital_market
Read MoreICD supports Ivory Coast to successfully Issue the largest West African Sovereign Sukuk: Developing Regional Debt Market in Africa (INFORMATION PACKAGE)
ICD Reprises its role by assisting another West African State to issue a Sovereign Sukuk to the International Market (french,english, arabic) https://www.academia.edu/22670008/ICD_supports_Ivory_Coast_to_successfully_Issue_the_largest_West_African_Sovereign_Sukuk_Developing_Regional_Debt_Market_in_Africa_INFORMATION_PACKAGE_
Read MoreJordan closes its Inaugural Sovereign Local Currency Sukuk (INFORMATION PACKAGE)
Information package (Eng,French, Arabic,Japanese) https://www.academia.edu/30124458/Jordan_closes_its_Inaugural_Sovereign_Local_Currency_Sukuk_INFORMATION_PACKAGE_
Read MoreA Bank to Serve the Ummah: an IDB Story
From a 19-storey tower in Jeddah, the offices of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) overlook the Red Sea toward over half of all countries in the world where the multilateral development financing institution aspires to continue transforming the landscape of human development through “providing resources, fighting poverty, restoring human dignity”. The
Read MoreSelf-Made Individuals in the Age of NEPOTISM–(Islamic finance graduates)
I venerate those self-propelled individuals who have not ascended to their current position through the ‘plague of our age’: nepotism. I look up to that rare breed: those who persevere in the face of nepotism to attain the highest of positions. I salute those who were not employed or promoted
Read MoreNew Dawn: The Rise of Halal Carriers
When the first Islamic low-cost carrier took to the skies over the last days of 2015, it was signalling for the start of a new dawn for the Halal travel industry. Malaysia’s Rayani Air is a ‘spin-off’ for the pioneering traditional Islamic full service carriers (eg Royal Brunei, Saudia and Iran Air). Rayani, already
Read MoreTribute to the Founding Father of Nigeria’s non-Interest Banking
The founding father of non-interest banking in Nigeria was waiting for that special moment, in 2012, to mark a turning point in the country’s financial sector. Nigerians from all walks of life were to bank with the first institution aimed at extending non-interest commercial facilities in the country. Those depositors
Read MoreIslamic Divorce Insurance Policy: Is it time?
The first thought that crossed my mind when I heard the phrase ‘Marriage Takaful’ was, did we just launch an insurance policy which will compensate the divorcee(s) from the high cost incurred by a divorce? All hopes were dashed. The product of ‘Marriage Takaful’ refers to a savings plan scheme, with
Read MoreHow “Islamic Finance” lost its young foot soldiers !
Almost every month I receive academic enquires or a request for career advice from Islamic finance students. I always keep wondering who will make the cut and join our industry. This is the sad story of how the Islamic finance industry is losing its young prospective foot soldiers. I have always
Read MoreEducation: Islamic finance MBA vs. MSc: To Have and Have Not
Europe’s top business schools are sending a message: “MBA holders may no longer be able to push the envelope of financial innovation.” The rapidly changing spectrum of investment and wholesale banking requires its match of Master of Science (MSc) specialized finance degrees. The good old days when a human resources (HR)
Read MoreAn Introduction to Islamic Finance by Mufti Taqi Usmani
An Introduction to Islamic Finance by Mufti Taqi Usmani
Read MoreMeezan Banks Guide to Islamic Banking by Dr. Imran Usmani
Meezan Banks Guide to Islamic Banking by Dr. Imran Usmani
Read MoreRulings of Employment in the Finance Industry – by Dr Main Al-Qudah
Rulings of Employment in the Finance Industry by Dr Main Al-Qudah
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