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  • Al Baraka Bank Syria IPO oversubscribed 4.4 times, nets $165m


    The Bahrain based leading Islamic banking group Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. announced that the IPO of Al Baraka Bank Syria was extremely successful as it was oversubscribed by more than four times. Press Release - 08Nov 11:58GMT
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  • New documents reveal role of DIB accused


    New documents reveal the involvement of at least two of the accused in a case related to alleged swindling of Dh1.8 billion at Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the Dubai Criminal Court heard. Emirates Business 24/7 - 08Nov 05:46GMT
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  • Islamic Development Bank To Raise Financing By 30%


    The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has decided to double the growth of its operation plan from 15 percent to 30 percent for the period 2009-11. Arab News - 08Nov 04:46GMT
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  • Islamic Finance is coming of age: IFC lists Sukuk on the DIFC


    On 4 November, 2009 the International Finance Corporation, an affiliate of the World Bank listed an Islamic bond, a Sukuk on the DIFC's international exchange, Nasdaq-Dubai. Press Release - 07Nov 09:24GMT
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  • GFH: receipts from the rights issue have now crossed the $200 million mark


    Bahrain-headquartered Gulf Finance House (GFH), a leading Middle Eastern Islamic investment bank, said receipts from the rights issue have now crossed the $200 million mark. Arab News - 06Nov 08:12GMT
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  • Report Incriminates Two Ex-bank Officials In DIB Fraud


    A new complementary report, including evidence that the defendants in the Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) fraud case are in fact involved in swindling the bank, was submitted to ?Attorney-General Issam Eisa Al Humaidan recently. Khaleej Times - 06Nov 07:38GMT
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  • Islamic banking continues to grow by double digits


    Islamic banking assets continued double-digit growth this year as conventional bank growth stagnated, according to The Banker's Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions survey, published in association with HSBC Amanah. Gulf News - 06Nov 05:59GMT
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  • Islamic banks weather economic storm: study


    Banks that comply with Islamic Sharia law are thriving despite the global financial crisis, thanks largely to a "conservative approach to risk," according to a new listing published Thursday. AFP - 05Nov 14:10GMT
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  • BSE Lists $100 Million IFC Hilal Sukuk


    Mr. Ebrahim Al Aradi, Acting Director of the Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) issued a resolution on Wednesday, 4th November 2009 to list IFC Hilal Sukuk on the Exchange that was issued by Hilal Sukuk Company. Press Release - 04Nov 12:39GMT
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  • IFC Lists Its First Sukuk On NASDAQ Dubai


    The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today listed its first Sukuk on NASDAQ Dubai, the international exchange serving the Middle East. Press Release - 04Nov 11:57GMT
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On 4 November, 2009 the International Finance Corporation, an affiliate of the World Bank listed an Islamic bond, a Sukuk on the DIFC's international exchange, Nasdaq-Dubai. It is the first time that a non-Islamic financial institution issues a Sharia compliant security for term funding, a fact all the more important, considering that the IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank, is a leading multilateral financial institution, founded in 1956, with a strong reputation on international markets and...
 
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