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Qatar to Hold Press Conference in Doha Amid Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations
Date: January 15, 2025
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's Foreign Ministry will hold a news conference on Wednesday in Doha where the country has been hosting talks towards a Gaza ceasefire deal, a senior Qatari official said....
Exclusive-Western Powers Warn Syria Over Foreign Jihadists in Army, Sources Say
Date: January 11, 2025
By Timour Azhari and John Irish BEIRUT/DAMASCUS (Reuters) - U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior military posts...
Durham University and AlBaraka Forum Champion the Growth of Islamic Finance in the UK
Date: October 30, 2024
– Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance and AlBaraka Forum sign historic memorandum of understanding to further the development of Islamic Economics on a local and global scale for future generations – 29 October 2024, London: At a packed 3rd AlBaraka Finance and Economic Summit which took place at the JW Marriott Grosvenor Hotel...
Unlocking the Trade and Investment Potential of Central Asia
Date: August 28, 2024
By Eng. Hani Salem Sonbol, CEO of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Fostering regional cooperation, diversifying exports and expanding international trade networks could have a transformative impact on the future prosperity of Central Asia. For Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan, finding a way to work together to improve the regions trade and...
Ethical Banking and Islamic Finance – the Path to Responsible Banking
Date: July 13, 2023
Ethical banking and Islamic finance – the path to responsible banking Khofiz Shakhidi, Chairman, Alif Bank In recent years, the global financial landscape has witnessed a significant shift in market attitudes towards banking and finance. No longer are consumers, investors, and businesses solely interested in the provision of traditional financial services by their banks. Instead,...
Bridging the Gap Between Islamic Finance and Blockchain
Date: December 20, 2022
By Khofiz Shakhidi, Chairman of Alif Bank Islamic finance and blockchain are two sub-sectors of the global financial ecosystem rarely discussed in tandem. That doesn’t undermine their significance – on the contrary, blockchain and Islamic finance are regularly featured in the mainstream and trade media as they attract more interest from investors, consumers and businesses....