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Islam allows organised tawarruq asset sales - scholar
Points of Essence Organized tawarruq is sought to be used as a financing and liquidity management tool despite differing views fromIslamic scholar due to its role in debt creation rather than real eco… more →
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Islam allows organised tawarruq asset sales - scholar
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 5 months ago: Points of Essence Organized tawarruq is sought to be used as a financing and liquidity management to … more →
Islamic Banking System Must Become Strong Financial Model, Says Don
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 7 months ago: Points of Essence: Islamic finance should find its own niche model by not emulating the conventional … more →
Malaysian court rules divisive Islamic contract valid
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 7 months ago: Points of Essence: The Malaysian court of appeal has finally delivered a verdict which is in favor o … more →
No frills airline AirAsia turn to Islamic finance for aircraft financing
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Suapi Shaffaii wrote 7 months ago: Points of Essence: Unperturbed by the prevailing credit crunch, Air Asia, the largest Asia’s l … more →
Fitch cuts Kuwait's KFH, warns it may act again
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 7 months ago: Points of Essence: The giant of the Middle East is cooled down by a downgrade from Fitch. Attribute … more →
Malaysia: Islamic Banking Should Be Most Important Agenda For Government
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 7 months ago: Points of Essence: The Government is urged to tap Islamic banking as an energy capacity tool in futu … more →
Malaysian bourse to launch Islamic platform in June
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 8 months ago: Points of Essence: Malaysia’s stock exchange created the Commodity Murabaha House system to fa … more →
Qatar to prop up its banking system
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 8 months ago: Points of Essence: Qatari Government is on the offensive to boost a stalling financial system in the … more →
CBB to host workshops on financial standards
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 9 months ago: Points of Essence: Bahrain will host workshop on Islamic finance related standards issued by the Isl … more →
BLME launches private banking business
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 9 months ago: Points of Essence: London based BLME has futher intensified its Islamic financial services business … more →
Fast growing Malaysian firm grows a little more
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 10 months ago: Points of Essence: Malaysia based Azmi & Associates hires Idrus Ismail to expand its Islamic ban … more →
KL seeks global standards on Islamic banking
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Suapi Shaffaii wrote 10 months ago: Points of Essence: Malaysia advocates issuance of global standards for Islamic banking with a prelim … more →
Groups to assess the performance of Islamic financial system
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 10 months ago: Points of Essence: A Task Force has been set up in Kuala Lumpur to study the performance of the glob … more →
Singapore launches first Islamic bond programme
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 10 months ago: Points of Essence: Singapore issues its first sovereign Al Ijarah Sukuk worth $134m to attract petro … more →
Islamic Finance Looking Attractive in Korea
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 10 months ago: Points of Essence: A rather late starter, Seoul has finally found interest in Islamic finance. The h … more →
Malaysia needs to extend Islamic finance leadership
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 10 months ago: Points of Essence: In view of the stiff competition and growing interest in Islamic finance worldwid … more →
Significant Events on Islamic Finance in Malaysia
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 10 months ago: Points of Essence: Harbajan Singh of the Malaysian Reserve outlines significant events affecting Isl … more →
Islamic Banking in 2009, industry at a crossroads
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Suapi Shaffaii wrote 10 months ago: Points of Essence: Islamic finance is facing a crisis of its own. The global financial downturn may … more →
Symposium delineates Shariah role in banking
Suapi Shaffaii wrote 10 months ago: Points of Essence: Saudi National Commercial Bank recently held an Islamic banking event to chart th … more →
