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The IFSB issues revised compilation guide on prudential and structural Islamic financial indicators, 2019
The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) is pleased to announce the issuance of Revised Compilation Guide on Prudential and Structural Islamic Financial Indicators (PSIFIs), 2019. The Revised Compilation Guide…
The IFSB working paper on regulatory and supervisory issues in shariah-compliant hedging instruments
The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) today issued its 14th research in the Working Paper series, WP-14: Regulatory and Supervisory Issues in Shariah-compliant Hedging Instruments. This working paper investigates the…
The IFSB Issues Joint IFSB-AMF working paper on Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (ML/FT) risks in Islamic banking
The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) is pleased to announce the issuance of a joint paper titled ‘Joint Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) - Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Working Paper…
Mega trends in Islamic banking are highlighted
More than 1,000 global industry powerhouses, policy-makers, innovators and stakeholders have converged in Bahrain for the 26th edition of the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) under the patronage of His…
$5trln needed annually to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
The world needs financing of about $5 trillion each year to make the necessary progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a top UN official has said. According to UN…
9th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum Successfully Concluded in Lahore – Pakistan
Under the Theme of Financial Inclusion through Enterprise Development for Poverty Alleviation 9th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum was successfully concluded at Governor House Lahore, Pakistan. The purpose of that forum…
SWF signs MoU with Akhuwat Microfinance
Sona Welfare Foundation (SWF) as the implementing partner for Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Akhuwat Islamic Microfinance in efforts to financially support and empower…
Facilitation of Microfinance Sector to help Document Economy
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday stressed the need to facilitate the microfinance sector, as the sector has been providing solutions to…
Australian tax rules complicate Islamic finance
Australia could be a regional leader in Islamic finance but tax issues are holding the sector back domestically, advocates say. The worldwide Islamic finance industry is estimated to be worth…
IRTI Jointly Organizes Islamic Capital Market Workshop for Maldives Financial Institutions
A capacity development workshop on Islamic Capital Market has been held for officials from various Maldives financial institutions in Male, Maldives. The workshop was jointly organized by the Islamic Research…