UAE: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank launches healthcare-focused equities basket note with a minimum investment of US$50,000
SAUDI ARABIA: Alkhabeer Diversified Income Traded Fund lists on Saudi Stock Exchange’s Main Market for trading
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyad Bank to establish Sukuk program worth up to SAR10 billion (US$2.66 billion)
SAUDI ARABIA: Al-Bilad Saudi Sovereign Sukuk Traded Fund starts registration process with General Authority of Zakat and Tax
INDONESIA: Indonesia to conduct Sukuk auction with indicative target of IDR14 trillion (US$993.34 million)
GLOBAL: International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation sells US$1.15 billion in short-term Sukuk
GAMBIA: Central Bank of Gambia concludes Sukuk Salam auction
KUWAIT: Central Bank of Kuwait prints KWD240 million (US$789.7 million)-worth of bonds and related Tawarruq papers
MALAYSIA: Cagamas places RM300 million (US$74.03 million)-worth of Islamic commercial papers
MALAYSIA: Bank Negara Malaysia prints three Shariah papers amounting to RM18.17 billion (US$4.49 billion)
TURKEY: Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi issues 71-day domestic lease certificates
IRAQ: Central Bank of Iraq cancels two Islamic banking resolutions
MALAYSIA: Mohamed Adam Wee Abdullah leaves group chief marketing officer position at CIMB Group
INDONESIA: Permodalan Nasional Madani issues IDR712 billion (US$50.41 million) Sukuk Mudarabah paper
YEMEN: Aden-based Yemeni central bank issues circular to control foreign exchange speculation and associated price fluctuations
PALESTINE: IsDB and Palestine sign two agreements worth US$4 million
SAUDI ARABIA: Emaar The Economic City signs framework cooperation agreement to establish SAR1.8 billion (US$479.37 million) private investment fund
BANGLADESH: Bangladesh’s finance ministry secures US$47 million credit line from IsDB to support SMEs
BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Bank appoints Deputy Governor Ahmed Jamal as board director
SAUDI ARABIA: Capital Market Authority fines former board of directors of Saudi Indian Company for Cooperative Insurance for violating corporate governance rules
QATAR: Qatar Islamic Insurance Group enters into three-year digital transformation agreement with SAP
QATAR: Qatar First Bank acquires real estate in Messila for QAR262.5 million (US$70.73 million)
OMAN: National Bank of Oman further enhances Quick Response code payments as contactless payments gain prominence
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait launches Business Banking Plus service to support SME owners
MALAYSIA: HSBC Malaysia rolls out ethical charity feature for HSBC Amanah credit cards
BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Bank auctions two Bangladesh Government Islami Investment Bonds
MALAYSIA: Malaysian government prints Malaysian Islamic Treasury Bill worth RM2 billion (US$493.51 million)
TURKEY: Turkiye Emlak Katilim Bankasi sells TRY154.96 million (US$20.67 million)-worth of lease certificates
SAUDI ARABIA: Al Rajhi Company for Cooperative Insurance calls for board membership nominations
MALAYSIA: Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia centralizes and decentralizes certain categories of taxpayer files
MALAYSIA: Bank Islam Malaysia extends Revolving Credit-i facility worth up to RM16 million (US$3.96 million) to Thriven Global
SAUDI ARABIA: Salman Nasser Al-Hawawi resigns as independent member of Malath Cooperative Insurance Company’s board
PAKISTAN: Government of Pakistan issues Sukuk Ijarah worth PKR8.25 billion (US$51.39 million) at 9.45% fixed rental rate
GLOBAL: Investcorp acquires software as a service e-commerce solutions provider Unilog
SUDAN: Al Salam Bank Sudan records total assets worth SDG8.05 billion (US$145.09 million) in 2020
QATAR: Qatar Islamic Bank reports net profit of QAR3.07 billion (US$835.94 million) as at end of December 2020
NIGERIA: TAJBank seeks national license from Central Bank of Nigeria for expansion plans
UK: Crowdtolive launches platform for purchasing residential property in the UK under Musharakah structure
MALAYSIA: PayHalal appointed as digital Zakat collection channel by Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council
QATAR: College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University launches new volume of Astrolabe featuring papers by graduate students
QATAR: Barwa Real Estate Company signs QAR600 million (US$163.38 million) financing agreement with Qatar Islamic Bank
SAUDI ARABIA: Middle East Paper Company renews SAR101 million (US$26.89 million) Islamic financing facility with Riyad Bank
GLOBAL: Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait and Ithmaar Holding agree on list of assets for potential acquisition
GLOBAL: Bank ABC enters into agreement with Lebanon’s BLOM Bank to acquire latter’s 99.4% stake in Egyptian operations
SAUDI ARABIA: National Commercial Bank appoints banks for potential additional Tier 1 US dollar Sukuk
SYRIA: Al Baraka Bank Syria opens new branch in Safita City, Tartous
GLOBAL: Israeli banks Bank Hapoalim and Bank Leumi Le-Israel sign MoUs with National Bank of Bahrain
KUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank welcomes Manal Adnan Al Rubaian as deputy general manager of internal audit department
MALAYSIA: Bank Negara Malaysia issues RM22.79 billion (US$5.64 billion)-worth of Shariah papers
BAHRAIN: GFH Financial Group acquires 80% stake in Hidd Mall alongside strategic partner