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Financial Health: Risers and fallers

January 5, 2009

The financial crisis has rocked the globe and fundamentally changed the way we assess what makes a country successful.The Banker’s latest rankings, which focus on low leverage, reveal some surprising results. Charles Piggott reports

Nigeria Gains on South Africa Rankings

December 1, 2008

Nigerian banks are continuing to make headway, but for the time being South Africa remains dominant. Writer Stephen Timewell.

Pakistan’s habib bank shows best return on assets

November 3, 2008

How profitable are Islamic financial institutions? Will they become more profitable? And what role will Islamic institutions have in the future?

Malaysia and kuwait prove rich source of newcomers

November 3, 2008

This new industry is spurring many entrants as huge liquidity in the Gulf is fuelling new ventures and creating a diverse range of opportunities both within and outside the region.

Bahrain emerges as islamic investment banking hub

November 3, 2008

Islamic finance is broad based and in the Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions listing, The Banker wanted to identify and rank key sectors within the industry that are generally excluded from its Top 1000 World Banks ­listing.

UBL Ameen and Bank Keshavarzi lead sharia growth lists

November 3, 2008

The leading countries in the world, based on sharia-compliant assets (SCAs), are determined not only by the size of each country’s overall financial sector but also by the degree to which the country is sharia ­compliant.

Iran dominates sharia ranking as newcomers make their mark

November 3, 2008

The latest Top 25 country ranking of the 2008 Top 500 Islamic financial institutions listing demonstrates not only robust growth among the major countries but also the key development of Islamic finance in a number of relatively new markets, such as Indonesia, Qatar and the UK.

GLobal sharia market chalks up 27% growth

November 3, 2008

The Top 500 Islamic financial institutions in the world have amassed sharia-compliant assets of $638.3bn, according to The Banker’s second comprehensive listing of the expanding Islamic finance industry.

Post-economic meltdown – the impact on technology supporting Islamic finance

November 3, 2008

The current turbulent marketplace will offer technology suppliers new opportunities in light of likely changes by Islamic finance regulators, says Jamil Hassan.

The case for Islamic banking

November 3, 2008

The global head of HSBC Amanah talks about the challenges of integrating Islamic banking into the global system, ranging from raising awareness of its validity to non-Muslim clients to developing a proactive regulatory framework. By Nabeel Shoaib.

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