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Emirates Islamic posts 482 mln dirhams loss for full-year 2020

27 Jan 2021
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Total net impairment loss surged by 207.88% to 1.49 billion dirhams.
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Germany Islamic finance 2021: KT Bank targeting more customers, fintech Inaia introducing new products
27 Jan 2021
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Indonesia Islamic finance market share to cross 10% barrier with launch of three-way merged bank
26 Jan 2021
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Malaysia will seek stakeholder feedback for halal SOPs, Halal Council to be reactivated
26 Jan 2021
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Parallel COVID-19 vaccines will be available in Malaysia to counter halal uncertainty
25 Jan 2021
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Brazil food giant BRF ready for major expansion in halal markets
25 Jan 2021
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UAE hotels bet on new source markets and domestic tourism for 2021 recovery
21 Jan 2021
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Turkey: QR-coded tombstones help people mourn loved ones with memories
With QR codes placed on headstones, mourners and visitors can access images and information about a dead person using their smartphones.
27 Jan 2021
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Top Abu Dhabi lender FAB names Al Rostamani as first female CEO
Al Rostamani is among a growing number of women tapped to lead companies in the Middle East.
27 Jan 2021
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Emirates Islamic posts 482 mln dirhams loss for full-year 2020
Total net impairment loss surged by 207.88% to 1.49 billion dirhams.
27 Jan 2021
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Germany Islamic finance 2021: KT Bank targeting more customers, fintech Inaia introducing new products
Islamic finance has established a market presence in Germany but its reach and potential remain untapped.
27 Jan 2021
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Malaysia’s top pension fund sees ESG as ‘vaccine for any crises’
Employees Provident Fund aims to make all its investments based on environmental, social and governance practices by 2030.
26 Jan 2021
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Saudi Islamic fintech Ta3meed eyeing over 500 mln riyals in purchase order crowdfinancing next three years
Ta3meed is regulated by the Saudi central bank and is one of 22 permitted fintechs in the regulator’s sandbox.
26 Jan 2021
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Indonesia Islamic finance market share to cross 10% barrier with launch of three-way merged bank
Islamic assets made up 9.9% of Indonesia’s total financial industry at the end of November last year.
26 Jan 2021
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Halal Industry
Malaysia will seek stakeholder feedback for halal SOPs, Halal Council to be reactivated
The move is meant to strengthen the country’s halal certification following the eruption of the "fake halal meat" scandal last month.
26 Jan 2021
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Middle East’s cryptocurrency exchange, CoinMENA acquires license from Bahrain central bank
CoinMENA announced that it has received a “Crypto Asset Services Company License – Category 2” from the Central Bank of Bahrain.
25 Jan 2021
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Parallel COVID-19 vaccines will be available in Malaysia to counter halal uncertainty

25 Jan 2021
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U.S. biotech firm Generex expects its non-mRNA vaccine to be halal.
Malaysia travel agents body says ‘extreme measures’ needed to save industry as government starts work on 10-year plan
15 Jan 2021
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UAE’s Agthia eyes entry into halal processed protein sector with acquisition of Jordan’s Nabil Foods
19 Jan 2021
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Islamic finance body AAOIFI standards now available for free online
14 Jan 2021
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Halal even by no name: India continues to export meat by Islamic requirements despite gov’t dropping the H word
17 Jan 2021
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Saudi Arabia to resume flights to Doha for first time since 2017
09 Jan 2021
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There’s money to be made in Arabic podcasts but the Middle East needs more ‘interesting’ local content
22 Jan 2021
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Halal food industry: 2019-20 'momentous' with launch of new national strategies
16 Nov 2020
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4th World Islamic Economics and Finance Conference

30 Jan 2021

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Halal Qatar Festival 2021

13 Feb 2021

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Halal Expo Canada 2021

03 Jun 2021

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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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