Tag Archives: Islamic Finance
Islamic Finance Should Contribute More to Sustainable Economic Development: Volker Nienhaus
There is much potential for Islamic finance to promote sustainable economic development through such approaches as widening access to finance (including microfinance), financing infrastructure projects, and expanding the reach of takaful (Islamic insurance). Read More
Volker Nienhaus on Turning Islamic Banking into a Competitive Advantage
Volker Nienhaus sees Islamic law’s restrictions on interest-bearing instruments and speculative practices as an opportunity to establish a competitive advantage. Read More
Malik and Awadallah: Economic Fragmentation of the Arab World
Adeel Malik from the University of Oxford and Bassem Awadallah, founder and CEO of Tomoh Advisory, analyse the deep roots of the relative economic failure of the wider Arab world. Read More
Video: Yacoub Nuseibeh, CFA, on the Issues Facing Investment Professionals in the Middle East
In an interview at the kickoff of the fourth annual CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference, CFA Society Emirates President, Yacoub Nuseibeh, CFA, discusses issues on the minds of investment professionals in the region. Read More
New Survey: Investment Professionals in MENA Favour Political Stability and Good Governance
CFA Institute has released the results of a survey that gauges opinions on the key issues currently facing investment markets in the Middle East and North Africa. Read More
Ibrahim Warde Discusses Islamic Finance
Professor Ibrahim Warde of Tufts University discusses Islamic finance with Usman Hayat, CFA. Professor Warde will be speaking at the Fourth Annual CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference Read More
Islamic Finance: Dubai’s Economic Initiative
Dubai is aiming to become a world leader in Islamic finance, and delegates to the Fourth Annual CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference will have a firsthand opportunity to learn more about economic developments in the MENA region. Read More
Islamic Finance: Bringing Ethics to the Center of Finance
Tarek El Diwany believes the core value proposition of Islamic Finance is to bring ethics to the center of finance and when this is achieved, everyone stands to gain. Read More
Islamic Finance: Tarek El Diwany on the ‘Problem’ with Interest
Tarek El Diwany, a speaker at the upcoming CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference and Islamic Finance specialist, discusses the conflict between discounting and ecological sustainability. Read More
