Middle East and North Africa

Middle East and North Africa

Global Finance Names QIB ‘Safest Islamic Bank in Qatar’

For the second year in a row, New York-based Global Finance magazine has named QIB the “safest Islamic Bank in Qatar” in 2018. Marking...

Islamic Organizations to Host International Financing Symposium in Istanbul

The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will jointly organize an International...

Fintech on Track to Shape Future of Islamic Finance

The results of the inaugural World Islamic Fintech Awards, a new competition organised by industry platform IFN Fintech held in Manama, Bahrain last month,...

QIB, QPAY Launch First Islamic ‘Point of Sale’, Online Payment Gateway

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has officially launched Qatar’s “First Islamic Point of Sale (PoS) & Online Payment Gateway” solutions in collaboration with QPAY international,...

Islamic Financial Advisors Would Not Consider Sharia Incompatible Cryptocurrency

Halal means permitted and haram means non-permitted. The Muslim faith has got strong classifications about money. There has been continual debate over whether cryptocurrency...

Gulf Navigation Gets Shareholders Approval for Dh100m Sukuk

Gulf Navigation, a Dubai transport and shipping company, received shareholder approval to issue Dh100 million Sharia-compliant bonds as part of its capital increase drive. The...