GLOBAL: Indonesia’s Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji confirms support for IFN Investor Middle East Forum 2024
TURKIYE: Kuveyt Turk Katilim Bankasi auctions two Islamic papers worth TRY660 million (US$20.29 million) in total
SAUDI ARABIA: National Building and Marketing Company renews Shariah compliant financing worth SAR85 million (US$22.64 million)
MALAYSIA: Setia Alamsari launches Islamic paper worth RM12 million (US$2.5 million)
MALAYSIA: Qiradh Capital issues two Islamic medium-term notes worth RM37 million (US$7.72 million) in total
SAUDI ARABIA: Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia approves SEDCO Capital Multi Asset Traded Fund offering
UZBEKISTAN: IsDB provides financial support for Uzbekistan’s Integrated Rural Development Project Phase II worth US$293.5 million
SAUDI ARABIA: IsDB Group to hold Private Sector Forum 2024 in Riyadh from 28th to 30th April 2024
GLOBAL: Fitch Ratings expects global Sukuk growth for the rest of 2024
GLOBAL: Codebase Technologies launches Digibanc SME Financing platform
SAUDI ARABIA: NEOM mulls riyal-denominated Sukuk worth up to SAR5 billion (US$1.33 billion), Bloomberg reports
MALAYSIA: Bank Negara Malaysia issues Islamic facility worth RM13.57 billion (US$2.83 billion)
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Capital Market Authority grants approval to Jana Financial Company to carry out a fintech experiment
EGYPT: Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt’s net profit after tax for Q1 2024 reaches EGP6 billion (US$123.78 million)
SAUDI ARABIA: Ladun Investment Company’s board of directors grants approval to sign credit facility agreement worth SAR573 million (US$152.65 million)
PAKISTAN: Dubai Islamic Bank, ARY Services and MAK Global Consulting sign MoU to launch RAAST P2M services in Pakistan
BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Bank receives bid amounting to BDT4.97 billion (US$44.73 million) for Islamic Banks Liquidity Facility
KAZAKHSTAN: IFN announces new correspondent for Kazakhstan
TURKIYE: Turkish government issues fixed rent rate lease certificate worth TRY5.68 billion (US$174.98 million)
QATAR: Qatar Central Bank auctions treasury bills and Sukuk with bids amounting to QAR13.95 billion (US$3.77 billion)
KUWAIT: Central Bank of Kuwait issues bonds and related Tawarruq facilities valued at KWD240 million (US$776.98 million)
GAMBIA: Central Bank of The Gambia auctions Sukuk Salam worth GMD62.98 million (US$926,178) in total
MALAYSIA: Bank Negara Malaysia issues Islamic facility worth RM14.43 billion (US$3.01 billion)
UK: Wahed Invest introduces new Shariah compliant personal pension scheme
OMAN: Takaful Oman’s net profit for period ending 31st March 2024 drops to OMR178,717 (US$462,977)
OMAN: Bank Nizwa records net profit of OMR3.87 million (US$10.01 million) for period ending 31st March 2024
OMAN: Bank Muscat’s net interest income and Islamic financing income increases to OMR95.45 million (US$247.27 million) for Q1 2024
OMAN: Al Madina Takaful’s net profit for period ending on 31st March 2024 reaches OMR492,489 (US$1.28 million)
PAKISTAN: State Bank of Pakistan’s Shariah compliant liquidity injection sees PKR270 billion (US$969.52 million) offered and accepted
MALAYSIA: Permodalan Nasional appoints Abdul Rahman Ahmad as president and group CEO
UK: SC Ventures’s sustainable finance platform Shoal partners with Islamic fintech company Algbra
KUWAIT: Capital Markets Authority renews license of Shariah compliant Watani USD Money Market Fund
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Capital Market Authority grants license to Fisher Investments Arabia Company
MALAYSIA: Bank Negara Malaysia issues policy document on electronic know-your-customer
ETHIOPIA: IsDB Institute delivers Islamic banking capacity-building program for Ethiopian banking sector
TURKIYE: Albaraka Turk Participation Bank launches Sukuk worth TRY500 million (US$15.42 million)
SAUDI ARABIA: 2P Perfect Presentation renews Shariah compliant facility with Saudi Awwal Bank worth SAR80 million (US$21.32 million)
GLOBAL: IsDB Institute and Arab Monetary Fund hold third session of capacity-building program on AAOIFI accounting standards
TURKIYE: Turkiye government collects 10.79 kilograms of gold for lease certificates
PAKISTAN: Pakistan Stock Exchange lists government’s discounted Sukuk Ijarah with total realized amount of PKR19.7 billion (US$70.74 million)
MALAYSIA: Bank Negara Malaysia issues Islamic facilities worth RM15.86 billion (US$3.32 billion) in total
MALAYSIA: Sunway Treasury Sukuk issues two Islamic commercial papers worth RM60 million (US$12.57 million) in total
INDONESIA: Indonesian Ministry of Finance to raise IDR11 trillion (US$682.17 million) through Sukuk auction on 23rd April 2024
MALAYSIA: Global Vision Logistics sells Islamic medium-term note worth RM50 million (US$10.48 million)
BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Bank accepts bids worth BDT19 billion (US$170.61 million) for Islamic Banks Liquidity Facility offerings
GLOBAL: Michael Krautzberger to leave BlackRock in June; Simon Blundell takes over as head of European fixed income investments, Citywire reports
MALAYSIA: Bank Negara Malaysia auctions Islamic papers; raises RM17.75 billion (US$3.72 billion)
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti regulator authorizes offering of Watani Investment Company’s second euro-denominated Islamic leasing fund
PAKISTAN: State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan records 122% increase in Takaful contributions in 2023, Pakistan & Gulf Economist reports
SOUTH AFRICA: University of the Western Cape begins offering Islamic studies for undergraduate students
Oman doubles down on Islamic finance regulatory support — where next?
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) revealed several Shariah banking initiatives including the long-awaited policy on Islamic liquidity products at IFN Oman Forum 2022, which was welcomed with great enthusiasm by market leaders. VINEETA TAN explores what these new measures could mean to Oman’s Islamic banking and finance future based on market leaders’ input at the forum.