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SAMA launches Islamic finance research support program
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announces the launching of the Islamic finance research support program to support researchers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad, and to advance and…
MSMEs and finance as a binding constraintMSMEs and finance as a binding constraint
Small, medium and microenterprise sector (MSMEs) is of immense importance especially for emerging markets like Pakistan, contributing more than 50% to the GDP of the country and employing around 72%…
Gambia: MoA, MFIs Endorse U.S.$3 Million Islamic Microfinance Credit Facility Contract
In its quest to contribute to the improvement of the livelihood of rural and peri-urban communities in The Gambia, the Ministry of Agriculture Friday signed a $3 million (three million…
SAMA launches Islamic finance research support program
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announces the launching of the Islamic finance research support program to support researchers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad, and to advance and…
Agriculture credit target missed by banks in FY21
KARACHI: Although the banking industry missed the agriculture credit target for FY21, it disbursed 12 per cent more loans year-on-year despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change.…
Fintech For Good With Zakat in Islamic Finance
As The Fintech Times looks at fintech for good as its theme, Islamic Finance comes into the picture and the role it has across the world – from the Middle East and…
THE STATE OF ISLAMIC BANKING
Among the few positive takeaways from the global coronavirus, the pandemic has been the broad resilience shown by the global financial system, which has done much to assure the world…
Yonna Islamic Microfinance Vows To Empower Small-Scale Businesses, Farmers
The Yonna Islamic Microfinance has drawn attention for its readiness to support small-scale business holders, farmers, and youth in The Gambia to contribute immensely in boosting the country’s socio-economy. Yonna…
Russian, Islamic world economic gathering ends in Kazan
A mega international economic gathering of the Kazan Summit 2021 ended on Friday in the capital of Russia's republic of three-day event, of which Anadolu Agency was the global communication partner,…
Islamic social finance has a bigger humanitarian role
Hundreds of financial institutions are involved in Shariah-compliant transactions, making Islamic finance an established and recognized industry around the world. Its assets were estimated at $ trillion in 2019 and…