Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Meezan Bank and CarFirst Enter to Provide Shariah-Compliant Financing Solutions

Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank and the Best Bank in the country has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CarFirst, which...

India’s Greenko Energy Raises $350 Million In Fresh Green Bond Issue

One of India’s leading renewable energy companies, Greenko Energy Holdings, has successfully issued yet another green bond, making it at least the fourth green...

AlHuda CIBE Certified First Islamic Banking Operations in Uzbekistan

AlHuda CIBE has certified first Islamic banking product based on Musharkah of Hi-Tech Bank’s Islamic banking window operations. This will be the first product...

ZakatTech Blockchain to Track Zakat Collection

The detailed and transparent movement of alms (zakat), from the moment of collection to the point of disbursement, could soon be tracked via ZakatTech,...

Beijing’s Belt and Road Plans Could Boost the Islamic Banking Sector

China’s pursuit of Belt and Road Initiative projects in predominantly Islamic countries is expected to spur growth in the Islamic finance sector. Chinese issuers have,...

Second-Largest Indian State to Use Blockchain in Various Spheres

The government of the Indian state of Maharashtra is preparing a regulatory sandbox for testing blockchain solutions across various applications. According to a report by...