As Alinma Bank demonstrates, being sharia-compliant doesn’t necessarily mean that a company or institution is ‘Islamic’

International Turnkey Solutions has created comprehensive and scalable technology solutions to help banks stay sharia-compliant

World Finance talks to Mourad Mekhail of Kuwait International Bank about the future ahead, the bank’s recent Fitch upgrade, and its Sharia compliant activities

World Finance interviews Adnan Ahmed Yousif, President and CEO of Al Baraka Banking Group, on the rise of Sharia compliant banking

World Finance interviews Wael Ibrahim, General Manager of Corporate Centre and Transformation at Emirates Islamic Bank, on the slow but steady growth of the Islamic banking sector

World Finance interviews Musa Shihadeh, CEO of Jordan Islamic Bank, on how it has been supporting growth in Jordan by assisting the government with five energy financing projects

World Finance interviews Sulaiman Al-Qimlas, CEO of Bayt Al Mal Investment, on Islamic principles as the software for their human capital

World Finance interviews Musa Shihadeh, CEO of Jordan Islamic Bank, on Sukuk trading law expected in 2012

World Finance interviews Adel Al-Majed, Chairman and Managing Director at Boubyan Bank, on the upmarket focus pushing the bank up Kuwait rankings

The sector is tentatively re-establishing itself after
three confidence-sapping years

The attraction of Sharia-compliant finance is largely in its ethos, writes Tessa Albrecht

BAJ is one of the fastest growing Sharia-compliant financial corporations in Saudi Arabia,
as evidenced by its rapid growth in deposits, offerings and customer reach channels

2010 witnessed radical changes for Boubyan Bank as it targets expansion in the Kuwaiti market, through distinguished products and services fulfilling different needs and aspirations

New Sharia-compliant opportunities are helping the Gulf region attract additional investments

World Finance interviews Abdul Kader Askalan, CEO of Oman Arab Bank, on the allure of the Middle East