ISLAMIC FINANCE REVITALISING ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC TIES (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) — Islamic finance has revitalised the economic ties and strengthened the financial linkages between Asia and the Middle East, says Bank Negara Governor, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
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ISLAMIC FINANCE REVITALISING ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC TIES (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
BPA’s ringgit sukuk data on Reuters Islamic Finance Gateway (The Edge)
KUALA LUMPUR: BPA Malaysia Sdn Bhd has inked an agreement to provide ringgit-denominated sukuk data to Thomson Reuters’ newly launched Islamic Finance Gateway.
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BPA’s ringgit sukuk data on Reuters Islamic Finance Gateway (The Edge)
Kuwait Finance House picks Jamelah Jamaluddin as CEO for Malaysia (The Edge Daily)
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has appointed Jamelah Jamaluddin as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of its Malaysian unit, Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad (KFHMB).
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Islamic finance pressured to return to roots (BusinessWorld Online)
KUALA LUMPUR/MANAMA — The global financial crisis has intensified a push for Islamic finance to return to its roots and move further away from conventional banking, but some warn that more originality could alienate investors.
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ASIAN FINANCE BANK TARGETS TO DISBURSE RM1.5 BLN FUNDED ASSETS THIS YEAR (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Asian Finance Bank Bhd, the Malaysian unit of Qatarâs biggest Islamic bank, has target to disburse RM1.5 billion funded assets this year compared to RM1 billion in 2009.
MORE CROSS-BORDER ISSUANCE OF ASIAN STRUCTURED FINANCE IN 2010 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 (Bernama) — More cross-border issuance of Asian structured finance is expected this year as the economy improves gradually, says Moody’s Investors Service.
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MALAYSIA NEEDS VIBRANT STOCK MARKET FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE GROWTH (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) — Malaysia needs to develop a vibrant stock market to attract asset flow and support the growth of Islamic finance, first holder of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) chair of Islamic finance, Dr Abbas Mirakhor, said today.
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MALAYSIA NEEDS VIBRANT STOCK MARKET FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE GROWTH (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Finance Ministry-owned companies may be sold to boost investment (The Malaysian Insider)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The government plans to transfer some of the Ministry of Finance Inc-owned companies to private companies in order to boost private sector investment. Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said the government may transfer the companies either through direct transfer or listing in the stock market.
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Finance Ministry-owned companies may be sold to boost investment (The Malaysian Insider)
Govt may sell finance ministry firms to boost private investment (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) — The government plans to transfer some of the Ministry of Finance Inc owned companies to private companies in order to boost private sector investment.
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Asian Finance Bank plans US$150m funds (Business Times (Malaysia))
Asian Finance Bank, the Malaysian unit of Qatar’s biggest Islamic bank, plans to start funds worth at least US$150 million to invest in Asia to benefit from economic expansion in the region. The bank, 70 per cent owned by Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ, will start a US$100 million fund to invest in environmentally-friendly projects, another RM100 million (US$29 million) for a retail project in Kuala …
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