By Matthew Amlôt – CPI Financial. Abu Dhabi Equity Partners (ADEP), the Cayman registered emerging markets Shari’ah-compliant investment house, has this week successfully initiated Brazil’s first Shari’ah-compliant livestock finance programme of $25 million, to fund fattening of 70,000 cattle heads – the ...
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Dubai: Showcasing Soaps, Detergents, Cosmetics, Hair care industry
CMT’s 4th Emerging HPC Surfactants Markets, to be held on 18-19 March, 2014 in Dubai, explores the HPC and Surfactants value chain as demand for home and personal care products grows in emerging countries of India, Russia, Turkey, Africa, and ...
Read More »Pakistan all set to capture international Halal food products market
By APP Islamabad: The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is ready to step up to foster the halal industry of Pakistan and capture international halal food products market worth $3 trillion. An inter-ministerial meeting will soon be convened to expedite ...
Read More »Pakistan: Justice Taqi Usmani named to Islamise banking system
By Ansar Abbasi, The News ISLAMABAD: In a major step towards the Islamisation of Pakistan’s banking sector, the government has appointed reputed Islamic scholar Maulana Justice Taqi Usmani as Chairman of the Sharia Board of the State Bank of Pakistan. ...
Read More »Moroccan government adopts Islamic finance law, seeks vote in parliament
Reuters, Tunis Morocco’s government on Thursday adopted a bill regulating Islamic banks and sukuk issues after months of delays, paving the way for a final vote by the parliament of the North African kingdom later this year. Approval of the ...
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