<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" href="/rss/rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Zawya.com - Islamic Finance News</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/islamic</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013 Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:31:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>7</ttl><image><title>Zawya.com | Middle East Business News and Company Directory</title><width>144</width><height>76</height><link>http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/islamic</link><url>http://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gif</url></image><item><title>BMI Bank, Al Salam Bank agree in principle on merger</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story/BMI_Bank_Al_Salam_Bank_agree_in_principle_on_merger-ZAWYA20130524053139/</link><description>BMI Bank, the Bahrain based associate of Bank Muscat, has announced that they have agreed in principle in favour of a merger with Al Salam Bank, an Islamic Bank incorporated in Bahrain.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:44:08 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Oman Daily Observer </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20130524053139</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>ICD extends USD6m line of financing facility to Orienbank</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story/ICD_extends_USD6m_line_of_financing_facility_to_Orienbank-ZAWYA20130523040208/</link><description>Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private sector (ICD) Chief Executive Officer Khaled Al-Aboodi, and Tajikistan&apos;s Orienbank Deputy Chairman Rajabbek Sulaymonbekov signed a deal that saw ICD extending to the Tajik bank USD 6 million Line of Financing facility during the 38th IDB Group meeting here.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:29:32 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">The Saudi Gazette </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20130523040208</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>IDB meeting wraps up with 31 approvals</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story/IDB_meeting_wraps_up_with_31_approvals-ZAWYA20130523054422/</link><description>The 38th meeting of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) General Assembly by approving 16 plans in the framework of 31 approvals and signing five Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) wrapped up here on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:52:49 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">IRNA </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20130523054422</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>IDB increases its capital from USD45bn to USD150bn</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story/IDB_increases_its_capital_from_USD45bn_to_USD150bn-ZAWYA20130523031028/</link><description>The Islamic Development Bank Group has decided to increase its authorized capital from USD 45 billion (30 billion Islamic dinars) to USD 150 billion (100 billion dinars) on the recommendation of the two extraordinary Islamic summits held in Makkah.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:44:02 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Arab News </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20130523031028</guid><category>Open</category></item><item><title>Emirates Islamic Financial Brokerage joins Nasdaq Dubai</title><link>http://www.zawya.com/story/Emirates_Islamic_Financial_Brokerage_joins_Nasdaq_Dubai-ZAWYA20130520031722/</link><description>Emirates Islamic Financial Brokerage (EIFB), a major Shariah-compliant broker in the UAE, has become a member of Nasdaq Dubai, the region&apos;s international exchange.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 07:35:08 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zawya.com">Arab News </source><guid isPermaLink="false">ZAWYA20130520031722</guid><category>Open</category></item></channel></rss> 