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Indonesian peer-to-peer lender ALAMI Shariah has been in the news lately. In mid-May, 2021, it acquired a local Shariah bank. To the industry watchers, it was quite astonishing as no one had ever heard of a fintech company acquiring a bank. The Halal Times Editor-in-Chief, Hafiz Maqsood Ahmed, had a detailed chat with the young …
Dr. MA Mannan may be a familiar name to those who have studied Islamic banking & finance for any length of time. I was personally introduced to the learned professor in the mid-eighties when I started my study of Islamic banking & finance at the International Institute of Islamic Economics (IIIE), Islamabad. He passed away …
Haj Saeed bin Ahmed Al Lootah, the founder of the world’s first Islamic bank, has passed away. He was 97. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai took announced Lootah`s death on Twitter. Paying respects for his untiring efforts to promote Islamic banking in …
Anees Moumina, chief executive of SEDCO Holding Group, has received the “Best Family Business CEO” award at the 2017 CEO Middle East Awards, held in the Four Seasons Hotel, Dubai. The award honors successful CEOs who have delivered outstanding results, as well as those that have made a vital contribution to the vibrancy of their …
Istanbul:- The Turkish government has chosen Murat Çetinkaya, a deputy Central Bank governor, to be the Bank’s new governor, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş announced on April 11 after a cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in Şanlıurfa on April 11. The term of current Governor Erdem Başçı was due to expire on …
Washington : She calls herself “the hijabi,” a reference to her headscarf that she wraps elegantly around her head while conducting her duty as an advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, Al Arabiya News reported. Rumana Ahmed is a young woman full of energy, and the most senior Muslim …
When Uniqlo launched its first modest wear line, a collaboration with designer Hana Tajima, it made news for being among the first high street brands to feature hijabs and kebayas, a style of tunic worn in Southeast Asia. The line was only sold in Southeast Asia as part of Uniqlo’s initiative to connect with customers …
KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia’s outgoing central bank governor, Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, has said that politicians cannot be heading the institution, as it must be free of political agenda. After 16 years at the helm, Tan Sri Zeti will end her stint as a respected central banker in April, with one of four prominent men …
