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Islamic finance body AAOIFI standards now available for free online

14 Jan 2021
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Previously only its Shariah standards were available online for free in English and Arabic. 
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Indonesia hires arrangers for U.S. dollar sukuk: sources
13 Jan 2021
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UK firm set to roll out Islamic liquidity solutions, eyes SME sukuk origination
13 Jan 2021
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MENA start-ups received more than $1 bln in VC funding in 2020 – study
13 Jan 2021
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Malaysian P2P microfinancier microLEAP boosted by 13.25 mln ringgit injection, to add new Islamic products
12 Jan 2021
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First Abu Dhabi Bank issues $500 mln sukuk
11 Jan 2021
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Indonesia to sell bigger global sukuk in first half of 2021
11 Jan 2021
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Indonesia’s Bukalapak raises funding from Standard Chartered for expansion
Indonesia’s Bukalapak.com has landed funding from Standard Chartered as it makes progress toward raising $200 mln to finance expansion in the country.
14 Jan 2021
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Islamic finance body AAOIFI standards now available for free online
Previously only its Shariah standards were available online for free in English and Arabic. 
14 Jan 2021
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Indonesia hires arrangers for U.S. dollar sukuk: sources
Sources say the government is looking to sell the sukuk towards the end of January or the start of February.
13 Jan 2021
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Egypt, ITFC sign finance cooperation programme worth $1.1bn
The funds from the Int'l Islamic Trade Finance Corp includes projects to facilitate trade, building capacities, providing institutional support.
13 Jan 2021
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UK firm set to roll out Islamic liquidity solutions, eyes SME sukuk origination
Bedford Row Capital's new products address the shortage of Islamic liquidity management solutions.
13 Jan 2021
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Emergency declaration to drag on Malaysia’s economic rebound
Greater powers under Tuesday’s decree could help the government implement concrete solutions to the country’s health crisis and economic downturn.
13 Jan 2021
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MENA start-ups received more than $1 bln in VC funding in 2020 – study
Start-up data platform Magnitt said VC funding in the MENA region reached $1.031 billion last year, up 13% from 2019.
13 Jan 2021
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Bahrain FinTech Bay, Israel’s FinTech-Aviv to cooperate on development of financial technology
The agreement follows the signing of the Abraham Accords Peace agreement between Bahrain and Israel in September 2020.
13 Jan 2021
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Tunisia trade deficit narrows, forex reserves rise - official data
The deficit decreased from 19.43 billion dinars ($7.2 billion) in 2019 to 12.75 billion dinars ($4.7 billion) in 2020.
13 Jan 2021
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Internationalisation ‘our agenda from here on’ as global Islamic economy expands - Malaysia’s digital agency chief

13 Nov 2019
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“Malaysia has a huge export agenda, it’s a huge opportunity," said MDEC CEO Surina Shukri.
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19 Nov 2020
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State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020/21 - Japan Launch Event

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Halal Expo Canada 2021

03 Jun 2021

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ICSD 2021: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 8 - 9 September Rome, Italy

09 Sep 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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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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