Indian State Gov’t Partners With Blockchain Firms to Drive Tech Growth
T-Block, an Indian government-led blockchain accelerator program by the State Government of Telangana and Tech Mahindra, has partnered with blockchain companies Matic Network, Harmony,...
Vietnam’s HDBank Taps Blockchain Network to Streamline Bank Credit for Corporates
HDBank has signed on to a blockchain network from Contour with the aim of bringing trade finance into the digital realm.
The Vietnam-based bank is...
Indonesia’s Garuda Appoints Advisor as Sukuk Payments Loom
Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda has appointed U.S.-based advisory-focused investment bank PJT Partners to help it negotiate repayments for the $496.8 million five-year sukuk it...
PSE Delays Rs200bn Sukuk
The Pakistan Energy Sukuk-II (PES-II), a government-guaranteed Shariah-compliant security of Rs200 billion, which was to be on offer through the book building in the...
Islamic Finance Gaining Stronger Foothold in China
As this year's GDP growth of China, the world's second largest economy and major manufacturing hub, is forecast to reach a 44-year low of...
Takaful Market Grows Steadily amid Covid-19
The Takaful market in Malaysia is showing steady growth and “in a very obvious way is overtaking conventional insurance” despite global financial and insurance...