By Joseph Varghese Around half-a-million people are expected to visit the 10-day Halal Hal Fest, Qatar organised by Katara – the Cultural Village Foundation, Katara general manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti has said. Dr al-Sulaiti opened the festival by cutting ...
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Norway: Halal reindeer meat to go on sale
Oslo — Norway’s first-ever halal reindeer meat will soon make it to the dinner tables of Muslims across Norway and places as distant as Dubai. Muslims in Norway will be able to follow local Christmas food traditions this year, after ...
Read More »EY: GCC Islamic banking assets to hit $515bn
The Islamic banking assets at commercial banks in the GCC are likely to surge to more than $515 billion by the end of 2013 from $452 billion last year led by the regional giant Saudi Arabia, according to a report. ...
Read More »Qatar Islamic banks’ balance sheet to hit $100bn
Courtesy of TradeArabia News Service Qatar’s Islamic banks’ balance sheets are expected to grow to $100 billion by 2017, according to a recent report by global credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s. Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar will all increase their ...
Read More »UK: KPMG gets on the lucrative Islamic finance bandwagon
Via SyndiGate.info KPMG has created a new global Islamic finance leadership team to support the continued growth and development of the practice. It will also meet the increasingly sophisticated and global needs of clients in the industry. The team is made up of ...
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