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<title>Al-Aqeelah to set up Islamic banking unit</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177320041</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 17:56 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Al-Aqeelah group will soon establish an international Islamic banking subsidiary in Malaysia. It will be the  ...  entity in the country, after Unicorn International Islamic Bank Malaysia Bhd which started business early this  ...  Centre (MIFC) programme. Under this initiative, international Islamic banks are allowed to conduct a wide array  ...
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<title>CBB chief receives Japanese delegation</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177318983</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 17:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  well-established financial centre, Bahrain has played a key role in innovating the development of Islamic banking, which is one of the fastest growing segments of Bahrains financial services industry, he  ...
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<title>Mubadala moves into consumer finance</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177314572</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  19 to serve the growing market for Islamic banking. It is wholly owned by the Abu  ...  to Al Hilal, they include the Noor Islamic Bank, based in Dubai, and Aseel Finance, a  ...
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<title>Emirates NBD launches the Emirates Credit Card Installment Plan</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177304108</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 12:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  combined market share of almost a fifth of corporate loans. It also has strong Islamic banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management and brokerage operations. The Group has operations in  ...
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<title>Bangladesh Keen To Do More Business With Malaysia - Chowdhury</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177297240</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 10:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  commercial linkages with the Group of Eight Developing Islamic Countries, particularly Malaysia, in services, Islamic banking and tourism sectors. Dr Ifthekar Ahmed Chowdhury, adviser to the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, said  ...
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<title>Al Salam Q1 net surges to $40.5m</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177296561</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 09:57 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Sharia. The bank&apos;s vision is to become a leading and influential power in the Islamic banking industry through the provision of Sharia-compliant banking services to a selected segment of clients.  ...
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<title>Asian Banker grants Kuwait Finance House the &apos;Best Banking Services&apos; award in Kuwait</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177296096</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 09:55 GMT</pubDate>
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...  reinforce banking transactions in the markets that KFH operates in. These markets depend on Islamic banking transactions, which will lead the bank to its goal of establishing economic and cultural  ...
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<title>&apos;Global, regional market gulf widening&apos;</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177288339</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 07:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  than usual volume and broke the 12,500 level mainly aided by healthy performance in Islamic banks. Saudi Arabia however reaffirmed its position as the worst performing regional market in 2008  ...
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<title>Chemical firms, lenders pace Saudi index fall</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177285631</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 06:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  biggest by market value, eased 1.4% to 85.5 riyals. Alinma, the start-up Saudi Arabian Islamic bank that raised $2.8bn in an April stock offering, declined 2.8% to 17.5 riyals. The  ...
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<title>Paris EUROPLACE International Financial Forum welcomes GCC delegation, cooperation and investment</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177284442</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 06:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  financial authority (AMF). Some measures including tax incentives are on track, aimed at facilitating Islamic banking and takaful products as well as Sukuk issuance which will make Paris an attractive  ...
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<title>D-8 Should Re-orient Its Focus To Enhance Cooperation, Says Malaysia</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177269833</link>
<pubDate>6 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  facing the spiralling energy and food prices, maximising trade and tourism, halal industry and Islamic banking and finance,&quot; he said. Rais said intra-trade figures among member countries had gradually increased  ...
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<title>Paris vies for Islamic finance hub status</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177251793</link>
<pubDate>5 Jul 2008 20:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the conference that tax incentives to encourage Islamic banking and insurance were being studied. The French  ...  the exchequer. There are only five licensed Islamic banks in Europe, all in the UK, although  ...  French banks offer Islamic products. When Qatar Islamic Bank launched its European Finance House, it decided  ...
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<title>MENA stands alone</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177251714</link>
<pubDate>5 Jul 2008 20:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  and property sector shares, such as Dubai Islamic Bank and Emaar, as well as DFM stock,  ...  mainly aided by a healthy performance by Islamic banks, backed by news that Qatar Islamic Bank  ...
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<title>Batelco launches Simsim &apos;money back&apos; offer</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177233549</link>
<pubDate>5 Jul 2008 15:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  banking through Shamil Bank, National Bank of Bahrain, Bank of Bahrain &amp; Kuwait, Bahrain Islamic Bank and Ahli United Bank. No matter how you look at it, Batelcos SimSim service  ...
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<title>Salvo Global Announces Workshop Examining Theoretical and Global Best Practices in Liquidity Management</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=177231194</link>
<pubDate>5 Jul 2008 14:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  include SEB Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Bank of Piraeus, Invest bank, Mercury Interactive, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Alpharma, and many others. Salvo provides cutting edge business knowledge and strategic networking through  ...
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