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Featured Islamic Finance
Halal industry, as an asset class, is looking for compliant liquidity. Islamic finance, as a movement connected to the real economy, is looking for impactful intra-OIC (compliant) investment
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Goldman Sachs takes stock of its 10-year BRIC investment model, adding new countries such as Egypt and Iran in the mix. But Societe Generale ridicules the BRIC acronym,
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Featured Saudi Arabia
While the new Saudi nationalisation programme has great merits, the state's coddling of public sector employees means the private sector is finding it hard to attract
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Featured Islamic Finance
While presenting Islamic finance in non-Muslim countries, it is described to be 'similar' to conventional finance in terms of the economic objectives and benefits while de-emphasising the Arabic
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As unemployment in the United States remained stubbornly over 9 per cent, the rich got richer - except of course for Warren Buffett who lost $6-billion, according to
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TweetCAUSES: Click Here To Sign The Petition FROM AVAAZ: In four days the UN General Assembly will meet, and the world has an opportunity to embrace a new
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TweetMapping Stereotypes have drawn up an interesting map of Arab Spring:
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Tweet Moammer Gaddhafi’s regime is crumbling, his son is captured. How long will the resistance last before Libya can be completely free and prepare for a revolutionary
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Islamic Finance
Does Islamic Finance have A.I.R. (Authenticity, Innovation & Reach) or is it just hot air?
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Iraq
TweetOpec’s annual bulletin reveals the changing dynamics of the energy industry and the key challenges facing both the producers and the consumers. Click through the charts to find
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TweetEquities markets across the world are feeling the heat as investors turn negative over a flood of dismal news from all corners of the globe. However, Goldman Sachs
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Africa
TweetIn a landmark speech the Moroccan king offered to reduce his powers under a new more democratic Constitution. Can this overture quell political descent and serve as a
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UAE
TweetThe UAE economy started to recover in 2010, though more modestly than in neighboring GCC countries. Benefiting from higher oil prices and strong demand from traditional trading partners
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TweetTunisia, the unlikely trail-blazer that sowed the seeds of the Jasmine Revolution, is finding life after the revolution far from rosy. Can the government’s 17-point plan help turn
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TweetBy Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head, Islamic Finance & OIC Countries, Thomson Reuters The investing and financing world is about country linkages that are economic and financial opportunities clustered
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Qatar
TweetIMF Brief: Qatar has weathered the global financial crisis exceptionally well, reflecting the quick and strong policy response by the authorities. The sizeable enhancement of liquefied natural gas
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South Africa
South Africa is expected to move towards more market-oriented economic policies after the ruling African National Congress (ANC) won elections with 62% of the vote, analysts said.
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Africa
Ethiopia is building on its economic momentum with a spate of new developments, but needs higher growth rates to fulfil its ambition of achieving middle-income status.
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North Africa
While policymakers across North Africa look to revamp political structures in the region, unemployment is reaching alarming proportions.
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Africa
Just 10 days before South Sudan erupted in civil war last December, the government hosted more than 900 investors from 55 countries to showcase the country's investment opportunities.
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Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is set to emerge as the fastest growing economy in Africa, clocking growth rates of 8.7% and 8.5% in 2014 and 2015,
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South Africa
Stalemate at the world's largest platinum producer persists as South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) rejected the latest offer by the world's three largest platinum
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North Africa
Moroccan banks are venturing into Islamic banking and new Sub-Saharan markets to quench their thirst for growth
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Libya
A combination of oil production disruptions and runaway spending could deplete Libya's formidable financial reserves in less than five years, analysts warn.
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Gulf
Oil-importing Arab countries need to create seven million jobs through 2018 to cut soaring unemployment levels, but are unlikely to achieve that target with modest GDP growth rates,
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Africa
Inflation rates are rising in most of Africa's biggest economies such as Nigeria, Angola, Ghana and Mozambique, which may force the region's central banks to tighten monetary policy.
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Egypt & MENA
Arab countries in transition will need external financing of USD 50 billion-60 billion annually and cannot continue to rely solely on contributions from rich Gulf states, according to
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Africa
Kenya appears set to issue its debut USD 2 billion Eurobond before June, as the government looks to capitalize on favorable fiscal conditions and the prospects of middle-income
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Bahrain's financial sector has been hit by civil unrest that has dented business confidence in the Gulf Arab state, but renewed construction activity could boost otherwise muted growth
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Featured UAE
Dubai government's approval of the mandatory insurance law last year is starting to trigger a new wave of growth in the emirate's healthcare sector, according to Shuaa Capital.
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Africa
With 16 landlocked countries in Africa regional integration and greater cooperation is crucial to unlock economic growth in the continent.
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Africa
TweetThere is hope that warring leaders can put aside tribal rivalry and help the country emerge as a new investment hotspot. CONTINUE READING Vít Hassan / Foter /
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Ghana's minister for finance and economic planning Seth Terkper issued a clear warning earlier this month that the Ghanaian economy is suffering and may need help from the
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South Africa
South Africa has been a 'standout' performer in attracting renewable energy investment, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Featured UAE
Dubai Aluminium 's ( DUBAL ) formal merger with its Abu Dhabi counterpart Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) is a reflection of the UAE's rise as a low-cost smelter destination
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Markets
Should sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) invest in domestic markets?
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Africa
Tanzania's push to accelerate its natural gas development has hit a speed bump as the process gets mired in legislative processes.
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UAE
Abu Dhabi, Beirut and Dubai will see the fastest growth in the population of ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWI) over the next decade, according to real estate
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Africa
Uganda pushed its oil file forward after signing a memorandum of understanding with China National Oil Offshore Company (CNOOC), and Ugandan units of French oil giant Total E&P;
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Featured Saudi Arabia
Profits of Saudi companies exceeded SAR 100 billion (USD 27 billion) for the first time ever last year, according to National Commercial Bank data.
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Africa
As the humble mung beans began trading on the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) in January, it has signaled the growing importance of financial vehicles in Africa's commodities sector
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Egypt & MENA
Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iraq will be among the world's 30 largest economies by 2028, according to forecasts by a London-based economic consultancy.
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Africa
Cameroon will continue its lackluster growth of around 5% at a time when other African states are galloping ahead.
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Gulf
Gulf banks' operating expenses are rising, leading to a moderation in profit levels, but their long-term outlook is robust.
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Africa
Adapting to climate change could cost the African continent around USD 7-15 billion per year by 2020, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Oil
As much as 500,000 barrels of Iranian oil could return to the market if Western sanctions are eased, according to the Centre for Global Energy Studies.
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Africa
Adapting to climate change could cost the African continent around USD 7-15 billion per year by 2020, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan is expected to post the highest growth in Central Asia, according to the European Business for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), but elsewhere in the region, growth is
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Egypt & MENA
Middle East countries in the midst of a political transition face three key shocks that could worsen economic sentiment.
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Featured Saudi Arabia
Regional investors looking for a safe haven as the US Federal Reserve begins tapering, should look no further than Saudi Arabia.
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Featured UAE
Dubai's bid for the Expo 2020 will lift GDP growth leading up to the period and beyond, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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Africa
Chief financial officers in southern African states can see light at the end of tunnel after a somewhat wobbly economic environment, but are still taking a more cautious
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Egypt
Egypt's hotel occupancy rates continue to fall as the country's hospitality sector reels from the continued political turmoil.
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Featured Islamic Finance
The regulator has to walk the fine line between encouraging Islamic capital market development with supporting compliant instruments and prudence, especially after Credit Crisis I (US subprime) and
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Egypt & MENA
The number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects into the Middle East and Africa (MEA) declined by 11.78% in 2012 to 1,370 projects, according to industry barometer, fDI
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Egypt & MENA
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is set to lose its dominant position as the world's largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to the
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Central Asia
Uzbekistan's banking sector is benefiting from robust all-round growth in the economy, which is set to continue over the medium term.
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Central Asia
After edging out Nabucco West pipeline to win the right to transport Azerbaijan natural gas to Europe, the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is now considering multiple options to expand
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Featured Saudi Arabia
Under pressure from a resurgent American petrochemicals industry and natural gas shortages at home, major Saudi petrochemicals companies are fighting back with massive expansion plans of their own.
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Featured Islamic Finance
Dubai actually has most of the attributes of an Islamic economy. For example, an activity log for a person in Dubai may entail
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Iraq
Iraq needs to enhance its wealth management policies, especially as the flow of oil revenues is set to fill the government's coffers over the coming years, according to
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Africa
As widely expected, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) left repo rates unchanged at 5% last week as the country counters the threat of stagflation.
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Africa
Africa is now the world's fastest growing continent and is set to grow at more than 5.5% per annum for the foreseeable future, according to the latest report
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Africa
African countries have seen the greatest incidences of corruption, according to the latest survey by Transparency International (TI).
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Egypt & MENA
Hassan Rouhani, Iran's newly elected president, will have to contend with a laundry list of economic problems as he takes an oath in parliament on August 3.
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Africa
Chad's economy beat analyst projections to grow 7.2% last year and is set to grow a further 7.4% this year, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB).
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Central Asia
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) beat Nabucco West to supply natural gas from Azerbaijan to the central European markets, and what is viewed as a game changer for
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Featured UAE
Oil breakeven prices in Abu Dhabi are set to fall below USD 100 per barrel, as debt obligations and fiscal pressures on the government start to ease, according
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan's Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) shareholders have been made an offer they may not be able to refuse.
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Africa
The first Angolan liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment left the country's shore on June 16 and is headed for Brazil, as the African nation has finally realized its
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Featured Islamic Finance
Conferences provide an insight on the road ahead for industries, products, innovations, and services. The speakers are assumed to know more than most on the other side of
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Featured Islamic Finance
There are a number of common denominators between Islamic (and ethical) finance and clean (green) energy
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Featured Islamic Finance
Rushdi Siddiqui: The Islamic Development Bank, held their 24th Annual Symposium in beautiful Dushanbe, Tajikistan, invited me to chair a session on ‘Innovating for Economic Development in IDB
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Alifarabia.com
The US dollar has been the "cleanest dirty shirt" over the past few years.
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Featured UAE
The Dubai Aluminium -Emirates Aluminium ( Dubal -Emal) merger comes at an opportune time for the aluminum industry...
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Oil
Last month, the International Energy Agency's (IEA) executive director Maria van der Hoeven, had some unsolicited advice for OPEC: When they meet next, think long-term strategy.
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Egypt & MENA
Education projects worth more than USD 33 billion are underway across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to Zawya Projects Monitor.
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Africa
The United Nations (UN) and World Bank launched a USD 1 billion initiative on May 22 in the Great Lakes region in Central and Eastern Africa to foster
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Africa
Resource-rich African and Middle East countries are failing to manage their natural riches effectively and are governing their resource companies poorly, according to the Research Watch Institute (RWI).
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Gulf
In a major move, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has slashed OPEC production growth forecast, citing a number of factors ranging from instability in the region and regulatory
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Africa
Abraaj Capital is close to making major investments in the Ivory Coast (or Côte d'Ivoire), as the nation emerges from a decade-long civil conflict and participate in the
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Featured UAE
In its latest report on new technologies that could dramatically alter the way businesses are run, Citibank identifies three technologies that could transform the global energy markets.
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Featured Islamic Finance
Islamic finance is still stuck at a hard-copy of stage communication (faxes) when the financial world has moved on to Facebook, Twitter, blogging, etc.
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Africa
A quarter of the countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region posted growth exceeding 7% last year, underscoring the region's economic boom.
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Markets
Corporations, like cultures, cannot skip a development stage. Life conditions in the Middle East have remained at tribal levels with egocentric overtones, which have resulted today in the
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Featured Islamic Finance
Everyone has an opinion; however, some people are shy to share. An interactive article, much like a survey, requiring readers’ opinions may actually encourage wider audience participation. For
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Featured Islamic Finance
A change agent must tell the truth to a benevolent dictator, religious hardliner, and compassionately connect with youth and have nots.
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Featured Islamic Finance
Halal needs to move from certification and ingredients to an asset class
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Featured Islamic Finance
The Chinese new year of the Snake, seems to have become the year of Horse (meat). The year, 2013, did not start on a positive note for meat
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Featured Islamic Finance
Meet the founder/CEO of Crescentrating, Fazal Bahardeen, commenting on the rise of Muslim consumer dollars and implications to global travel industry.
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Tweet Padraic Ryan / Foter.com / CC BY-SA By Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head of Islamic Finance at Thomson Reuters In this age, which believes that there is a
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Tweet By Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head of islamic Finance at Thomson Reuters Is crowd funding the VC for the masses, finally?
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The 24/7 information download world we live in reminds us more often than not of our missteps and failures than it does our successes. Hence to say “be
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Iraq
Iraq will emerge as the world's fastest growing economy in 2012 and 2013, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).
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Egypt
The Arab World is getting hotter and drier, and there is a danger that the snow-peaked caps of Lebanon, Arabian Gulf coastal areas and coral reefs threaten the
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Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa conjures up images of starving children, famine and corrupt regimes presiding over poor infrastructure.
But that is changing. Fast.
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Macroeconomic Data
A list of possible black swan events (or grey swan events, as some of them are visible on the horizon) that may upset their best-laid plans
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