All questions Common structures The following discussion on common structures used by the financial institutions in offering Islamic financial products or financing facilities is based on the BNM SAC’s rulings, which were published in the second edition of Shariah Resolutions in Islamic Finance in October 2010. The rulings must be followed by all local or…
When New Zealander Willy Kosovich came across Sarah Buggle’s profile on the Couchsurfing website in August 2014, he was impressed. “I was working for New Zealand’s state broadcaster and wanted to travel across Europe,” he says. “Sarah seemed like the kind of person I’d want to go for a beer with.” Sarah was living in…
Dividend paying stocks like Qatar Islamic Bank (Q.P.S.C.) (DSM:QIBK) tend to be popular with investors, and for good reason – some research suggests a significant amount of all stock market returns come from reinvested dividends. Yet sometimes, investors buy a stock for its dividend and lose money because the share price falls by more than…
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After an early playoff exit at the hands of the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers head into a bleak offseason. With four players making over $100 million on the payroll, the team has little flexibility spending-wise to make the roster adjustments needed to improve. Of their many internal issues, floor spacing and playmaking are two…
Kazakhstan: First Steps To Becoming A Regional Hub For Islamic Finance 26 May 2020 GRATA International To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Despite the attempts of the government of Kazakhstan to make its Islamic finance market more attractive, Islamic products are still rarely used in Kazakhstan.…
The world’s largest 50 investment banks are on track to double their income from precious metals this year to around $2.5 billion, most of it from gold, Coalition, a banking consultancy, told Reuters.
Nigeria adopted the Child’s Rights Act in 2003, giving legal consent to both the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The country’s constitution states that for an international law to take effect, Nigeria’s legislature must create a national version.
From its inception, Islam’s history with the West has been one of unwavering antagonism and seismic clashes, often initiated by the former. By the standards of history, nothing between the two civilizations is as well documented as this long war. Accordingly, for more than a millennium, both educated and not so educated Europeans knew —…
Afghanistan is to release three high-ranking Taliban prisoners in exchange for two hostages held by the group, President Ashraf Ghani has said. American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks were lecturers at the American University of Afghanistan when they were kidnapped in 2016.