Islamic Finance MENA Edition
Zawya Coverage
Factors that could impact global M&A volumes in 2021
UAE's Shuaa Capital sells 20% stake in utility firm to Japanese investor
Saudi property market leaps back to life with rising mortgage activity
Dubai logistics giant Aramex appoints new CEO
Thursday Outlook: Asian shares firm on recovery bets; oil edges toward $70
Latest News
Global Islamic finance forecast to grow as main markets recover - S&P
The industry continued to grow last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, although at a lower pace than in 2019, with global Islamic assets expanding by 10.6% in 2020 against growth of 17.3% the previous year
Dubai's DGCX partners with GIFS to promote Shari’ah contracts
Both organizations will collaborate on areas of mutual benefit, including the development of Islamic future contracts and products, and the sales and promotion of Islamic financial products
Extreme prudence required as headwinds remain: Dubai Islamic Bank CEO
Lender's net profit reached $232mln in first quarter of 2021
Saudi mortgage finance firm eyes US debut issuance
The SRC may tap international markets to boost liquidity by the end of 2021
Maldives gets $100mln in reopening of March Islamic bonds transaction
That transaction was a tap of a five-year sukuk deal the Maldives did last month
Moving away from LIBOR: Islamic Development Bank issues SOFR-linked sukuk
IsDB' s debut SOFR-linked Sukuk is a 3-year Floating Rate Note (FRN) that raised $400mln from a single investor on a Private Placement basis
