Islamic financial products are targeted at the global investment community as the market continues to mature. Writer James Gavin
Malaysia leads Asian resurgence
September 29, 2010The Malaysian government has been active in promoting Islamic finance.
Battle for the Islamic investor
August 30, 2010The Dubai stock exchange: interest in Islamic finance has gone global
Major global index providers rushed to satisfy a burgeoning interest in sharia-compliant investing. Now the challenge is to expand coverage and develop new products if the market is to reach its true potential. Writer James Gavin
Sukuk-based project finance takes off
July 28, 2010The capital markets were deemed too fragile to issue a riyal-denominated Islamic bond to help fund Satorp's greenfield refining project in Saudi Arabia, but that doesn't mean this type of asset funding has gone away. Project sukuk are becoming well known in the Middle East as Islamic finance-friendly products. Writer James Gavin
Islamic insurers eye global market
March 31, 2010The long-term prospects for takaful Islamic insurance are good, given its focus on populations that are currently underinsured. But intense competition is squeezing profit margins in the short term. Writer James Gavin
Gulf Islamic banks gear up for a change
February 1, 2010Majid Al-Refai, CEO of sharia-compliant Bahrain-based Unicorn Investment Bank
After a turbulent year bookended by the near default on a large Dubai sukuk, the Middle East's Islamic banking community is taking stock. Writer James Gavin
The participation principle
December 30, 2009Yunus Nacar, CEO of Türkiye Finans
Turkey's Islamic participation banks are becoming more ambitious, but are still looking for a model that competes more effectively with the conventional market. Writer James Gavin
Exploring a new funds universe
June 4, 2009Innovative sharia-compliant products are sparking global interest, and in the constrained financial climate they are catering to customers' growing risk aversion. Writer James Gavin
Can Islamic finance plug the funding gap?
May 5, 2009The global financial crisis has limited the finances available for major projects in the Middle East. But this could be an opportunity for Islamic financiers to come up with sharia-compliant finance to make up for the shortfall of Western funds. Writer James Gavin
Saudi’s strategy of diversification
August 7, 2006The kingdom is to build a vast financial centre to service its growth and employment needs thereby avoiding the need to import expatriates, write James Gavin and Jon Marks.
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