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Features

Strength In Numbers: Q&A With Qatar National Bank CEO Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari

Qatar National Bank (QNB) CEO Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari says the bank’s sound economic fundamentals and regional diversification aspirations have helped it withstand the impact of Saudi sanctions on Qatar.

Features

Navigating Expansion: Q&A With Arab Bank CEO Nemeh Sabbagh

Arab Bank CEO Nemeh Sabbagh talks about growing with the region and reaching for opportunities throughout the world.

Banking

Turkey | An Islamic Banking Surge

Shariah-compliant finance is growing in Turkey, and Ankara is planning new rules to help guide the market.

Data

Pressure-Treated Property Markets

There are opportunities in Gulf-region property markets—if you know where to look.

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Proving Products

Global Finance: What are the unique features of the Al Nuwair Deposit Account? And what about the Eservice Gold Account? Fahad Khaled Al-Mukhaizeem: Al-Nuwair deposit is an innovative investment deposit that promises clients with expected profit rates based on the ...

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Branchless Mortgages

Global Finance: What is Bidaya's business strategy? Mohamed Badat: Our business strategy involves leveraging innovation and digital infrastructure to directly reach customers in a secure, swift and seamless manner. Home finance and real estate has long been perceived as a ...

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Islamic Finance Innovators 2017

Islamic financial institutions continue to forge ahead in financial product innovation and process development, meeting conventional banks head-on in competition.

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Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2017

Our annual awards illustrate how shariah-compliant institutions are expanding into new markets, even in the non-Islamic West, and taking up the global call for “inclusive growth.”

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Q&A with Al Baraka: Cracking Africa

Al Baraka Banking Group is expanding into new markets and seeking greater share in its home countries, says Adnan Ahmed Yousif, chairman and chief executive.

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Q&A with Bank Muamalat: Exponential Potential

Islamic finance has great opportunities to gain market share, says Endy Abdurrahman, CEO of Bank Muamalat Indonesia.

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Q&A with Maybank Islamic: A Focused Expansion

Dato’ Mohamed Rafique, head of Maybank’s Islamic Banking Group and CEO of Maybank Islamic Berhad, explains how Islamic finance is contributing to the bank’s growth.

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Q&A with Mohammad Al-Hashel, Central Bank Of Kuwait

An interview with Central Bank governor Mohammad Al-Hashel of the Central Bank of Kuwait on the country’s banking sector.