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Islamic finance needs to unlock innovations for economic, sustainability transformation - BNM
The Islamic financial sector needs to unlock impactful innovations for economic and sustainability transformation as well as double down on value-based finance to deliver more tangible impact, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
20 Sep 2023
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Islamic Coin announces a landmark MoU with CoinDesk Indices
During his speech at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, Mohammed AlKaff AlHashmi, Founder of Islamic Coin, announced a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Islamic Coin, a native currency of HAQQ, a community-run network, dedicated to empowering an ethics-first Shariah-compliant financial ecosystem, and CoinDesk Indices (CDI), the leading provider of digital asset indices by AUM since 2014, to explore a strategic partnership to develop groundbreaking index strategies.
15 Sep 2023
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Uganda issues first Islamic banking licence
Uganda’s central bank has issued its first Islamic banking licence since the country passed legislation to accommodate syariah-compliant finance activities in June.The licence went to Salaam Bank Ltd, a unit of Djibouti-based Salaam African Bank, the Bank of Uganda said in a statement.
11 Sep 2023
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Fadillah: Salihin Academy to help develop professionals in Islamic banking, finance
The establishment of the Salihin Academy will help provide educational and training solutions, to develop professionals in Islamic banking and finance, business management, digital automation, analytics and accounting solutions, said Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
29 Aug 2023
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CGS-CIMB Launches Malaysia’s First Global Shariah Compliant Futures Account For Chicago Exchange And SGX
CGS-CIMB Futures proudly announces the launch of its Malaysia’s First Global Shariah-Compliant Futures Account for Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) products.
24 Aug 2023
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UAE: Third Islamic Treasury Sukuk auction achieves exceptional results
The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), as the issuer, in collaboration with the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) as the issuing and paying agent, has announced the results of the third dirham-denominated Islamic Treasury Sukuk auction (T-sukuks), which is part of the T-sukuks issuance program for 2023.
24 Aug 2023
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