Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

ED Files Case in Islamic Banking K’taka Ponzi Scheme

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a case of money laundering in an alleged ponzi scheme in the garb of Islamic banking in Karnataka,...

FinTech: Financial Services Disruptor

Unicorns are mystical animals, but they exist in the startup scene to describe privately held companies with a valuation of more than US$1bil. In the...

CSR & Sustainability: SBI Reduces Its ‘Scope 2 GHG’ Emissions by...

SBI, India’s biggest commercial bank, which has committed to achieve Carbon Neutral status by 2030, has reduced its Scope 2 GHG emissions by 9.13%,...

Green Party Bids for a Green Infrastructure Bond in Wellington

Wellington local government candidates running on the Greens ticket want a green infrastructure bond. The Green Party launched its campaign for the capital at...

ICD Seeks to Increase Central Asian Participation in Islamic Finance through...

Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) seeks to advance the private sector in Central Asia through funding agricultural and transport...

How Can Malaysia Shape the Islamic Digital Economy?

Fifteen of the 195 countries in the world follow Sharia Law in some shape or form. Together, however, they command trillions of dollars in...