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The United Nations denounced the persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims as ethnic cleansing but hardline Islamic groups in Indonesia are using the crisis to stoke religious divisions and extremist sentiment in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. All of this could result in another serious concern not only for Indonesia’s government but also for global security – terrorism financing.
The growth of Malaysia’s Islamic banking sector has been nose-diving and the country’s central bank is now hoping its new Value-Based Intermediation (VBI) initiative can provide a much-needed boost. What exactly is the VBI?
The United Arab Emirates' first licensed P2P lending platform, the Shariah-compliant Beehive, this week announced it had landed $5 million in a Series A round. Beehive’s founder and CEO spoke to Salaam Gateway about the platform’s plans for the money.
How much meat do the Middle East’s biggest economy and largest consumer markets consume?
This week, Qatar’s Dar Al Rayan broke ground on what is reported to be the country’s biggest poultry complex as the country works towards reducing its reliance on food imports.
Further reading:
© ZAWYA 2017
The growth of Malaysia’s Islamic banking sector has been nose-diving and the country’s central bank is now hoping its new Value-Based Intermediation (VBI) initiative can provide a much-needed boost. What exactly is the VBI?
The United Arab Emirates' first licensed P2P lending platform, the Shariah-compliant Beehive, this week announced it had landed $5 million in a Series A round. Beehive’s founder and CEO spoke to Salaam Gateway about the platform’s plans for the money.
How much meat do the Middle East’s biggest economy and largest consumer markets consume?
This week, Qatar’s Dar Al Rayan broke ground on what is reported to be the country’s biggest poultry complex as the country works towards reducing its reliance on food imports.
Further reading:
- Rohingya crisis hitting Indonesia at home as Islamic groups stoke extremist sentiment
- Malaysia banking on Value-Based Intermediation to provide growth for slowing Islamic finance industry
- UAE's Beehive raises $5 mln in Series A funding, expands into Saudi Arabia
- How much meat do the Middle East's biggest economy and largest consumer markets consume?
- Qatar breaks ground on 16 billion riyal poultry complex - Doha News
© ZAWYA 2017
