Key points of EY Report 2014-2015, Focus on market penetration of Islamic Banks. »

At a recent conference held in Riyadh, delegates focused on the potential to build an international market for Saudi sukuk, as more global groups look for alternative sources of longer term funding. »

A case being heard at London's High Court will shine a light into the dark corners of Islamic financing gone wrong. »

Bonki Rushdi Tojikiston (BRT) has signed an advisory services agreement with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group (“IDB”), in order to process and support its conversion to full Shariah compliant operations. The ICD will dedicate seven key teams across the full conversion process: including in the area... »

What role does Islamic finance play in the economies of states belonging to the Gulf Cooperation? Apparently, quite a substantial one. Research has demonstrated that Islamic finance has had a significant effect on economic growth and development in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, the five countries of the GCC. About half of worldwide Islamic finance and assets a... »