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Today is World Tourism Day. How are Islamic countries doing?

27 Sep 2020
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Countries started pushing domestic tourism as early as May but the need for hard currency drives states like Turkey to step up safety measures to lure foreign visitors.
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Soft power and cold hard cash: UAE not unlikely host of India’s premier cricket league
25 Sep 2020
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Smart cities: Abu Dhabi, Dubai top cities among Islamic countries
25 Sep 2020
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Islamic finance to show low to mid single-digit growth in 2020-2021: S&P
24 Sep 2020
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Netherlands-UAE JV to build indoor farm in Abu Dhabi with cultivation area the size of 22 football fields
24 Sep 2020
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As Jordan's tourism revenue plunges, stakeholders lament ‘lack of vision’ to revive sector
24 Sep 2020
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Turkish novelist sues Netflix series for plagiarism
23 Sep 2020
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Today is World Tourism Day. How are Islamic countries doing?
Countries started pushing domestic tourism as early as May but the need for hard currency drives states like Turkey to step up safety measures to lure foreign visitors.
27 Sep 2020
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Soft power and cold hard cash: UAE not unlikely host of India’s premier cricket league
The Indian Premier League will be a boost for UAE, which the central bank said is facing the prospect of a 5.2% contraction in GDP growth this year.
25 Sep 2020
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UAE resumes tourist visas
Tourist visas were on hold since March, with the exception of Dubai that re-opened to tourists in July.
25 Sep 2020
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Smart cities: Abu Dhabi, Dubai top cities among Islamic countries
Both the capital city of the UAE and neighbour Dubai score high on basic sanitation meeting the needs of the poorest.
25 Sep 2020
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Turkish agriculture fintech start-up Tarfin raises $5 mln in Series A round
The Istanbul-based company works with retail stores to provide farmers with credit terms to buy the inputs they need.
25 Sep 2020
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4,000-year-old textile mill unearthed in western Turkey
Over the last 12 years excavation in one of the largest settlements in western Anatolia has unearthed enlightening information on textile history.
24 Sep 2020
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Islamic finance to show low to mid single-digit growth in 2020-2021: S&P
S&P expects Islamic banking, the biggest component of the industry, to show “at best stable total assets or low-single-digit growth” after a 6.6% rise in 2019.
24 Sep 2020
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Netherlands-UAE JV to build indoor farm in Abu Dhabi with cultivation area the size of 22 football fields
Netherlands' GrowGroup IFS and UAE’s RainMakrs Capital Investment will spend $177 mln to build the indoor farm they say will be the world's largest.
24 Sep 2020
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Egypt accommodates doubled internet demand during COVID-19 through infrastructure investments
The eruption of the pandemic was coupled with an immediate surge in internet usage patterns in terms of number of people online and the peak hours.
24 Sep 2020
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COVID-19 pandemic has given Malaysia’s digitalisation a big boost

16 Sep 2020
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The pandemic pushed plans to digitalise services into hyper-drive.
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With building blocks in place, Malaysia says it’s ready to welcome Islamic fintech investors
03 Sep 2020
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Australia’s first full-fledged retail Islamic bank will be digital, and launch in 2021
22 Sep 2020
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World's ‘first-ever halal-certified face mask’ not based on SMIIC standards, confirms the OIC body
21 Sep 2020
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Saudi Arabia’s SALIC increases stake in Brazil meat company Minerva
18 Sep 2020
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Abu Dhabi hotels have been asked to provide kosher F&B. What does this mean?
18 Sep 2020
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Centuries-old Saudi mosques undergo historic restoration ahead of tourism reopening
23 Sep 2020
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Shariah-compliant businesses shown to rate more highly in ESG than conventional firms
03 Sep 2020
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Saudi Halal Expo

27 Sep 2020

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Halal Expo Dubai 2020

29 Sep 2020

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World Halal Conference

06 Oct 2020

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Global Islamic Fintech Report 2019

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State of the Global Islamic Economy 2019/20 Report

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Women in the Islamic Economy

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COVID-19 and the Global Islamic Economy

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E-book: Impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on Islamic finance in OIC countries

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