Downing Street indicates Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK    London's Gatwick airport reopens terminal after bomb scare evacuation    Civil Defense warns of thunderstorms across Saudi Arabia until Tuesday    Saudi Arabia, Japan strengthen cultural collaboration with new MoU    Slovak president meets Saudi delegation to bolster trade and investment ties    Saudi defense minister meets with Swedish state secretary    Navigating healthcare's future: Solutions for a sustainable system    Sixth foreign tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos    Al Khaleej qualifies for Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship final    Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer wins right to use name in Australia    Trump picks Pam Bondi as attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws    Al-Jasser: Saudi Arabia to expand rail network to over 8,000 km    OMODA&JAECOO: Unstoppable global cumulative sales over 360,000 units    Al Hilal doesn't need extra support to bring new players, CEO says    Saudi Arabia sees 73.7% rise in investment licenses in Q3 2024    Rafael Nadal: Farewell to the 'King of Clay'    Indonesia shocks Saudi Arabia with 2-0 victory in AFC Asian Qualifiers    Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out    GASTAT report: 45.1% of Saudis are overweight    Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Mushtak Parker
Ideological divide besets solutions to euro zone crisis
Are the days of spectacular bank failures that the world has witnessed since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008 numbered? After four years, the European Commission Wednesday finally came up with proposals it says would “allow (...)

08 - 06 - 2012
IDB eyes $1b throughglobal sukuk issuance
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will go to the market this month to raise between $500 million and $1 billion to finance its activities during the year. In an exclusive interview, Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, IDB President, who is on a visit to the (...)

01 - 06 - 2012
IDB exploring microfinance options in UK
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is exploring social and financial inclusion opportunities in the UK including the provision of community-based microfinance, SMEs (small-and-medium-sized enterprises) financing and technical assistance (...)

30 - 05 - 2012
Effective control of Basel III rules urged
"The Basel III rules are almost rendered meaningless without effective supervision. They should be implemented in full on a timely and sustainable basis," said William Coen, Deputy Secretary General of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, (...)

23 - 05 - 2012
Turkey seeks market capitalism alternatives
If you have any doubt that Islamic finance is creeping into the mainstream global financial system where it matters, albeit cautiously and perhaps in some instances even apologetically, then you should have been in Istanbul last week. Perhaps (...)

22 - 05 - 2012
Experts discuss scope of Islamic finance services
At the 9th Annual Summit of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) held in Istanbul recently and hosted for the first time by the Central Bank of Turkey, emerging countries for once emerged on a higher moral ground, at least in terms of (...)

20 - 05 - 2012
IFSB summit to focus on global crisis, internal reforms
Members of the governing council of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), the prudential and supervisory standard setting body for the global Islamic financial industry, and delegates have started converging here for the two-day board's 9th (...)

14 - 05 - 2012
GCC should look East for investment: Malaysia PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib Abdul Razak has challenged the liquidity-rich Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, warning that they can no longer afford to ignore investment and business opportunities in Asia. Traditionally, GCC countries (...)

13 - 05 - 2012
Boris bucks national anti-Tory trend
Boris Johnson, the eccentric Conservative incumbent Mayor of London, was sworn in for a second four-year term Saturday following his narrow victory in the 2012 London Mayoral Election beating his main rival, Labour's Ken Livingstone in a (...)

06 - 05 - 2012
Sukuk market challenges must be addressed to maximize potential
Activity in the global sukuk market continues to be buoyant with a steady pipeline of issuances since the beginning of this year and Saudi Arabia and Malaysia leading the way. Over the last weeks, for instance, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) (...)

01 - 05 - 2012
IMF advises KSA to give SAMA greater operational independence
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Saudi government that the country's Banking Control Law (BCL) needs urgent updating to include new provisions to give the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) greater operational (...)

29 - 04 - 2012
IMF urges CMA to clarify its role
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Saudi Arabia's securities regulator, the Capital Market Authority (CMA), to clarify its role especially where there is regulatory overlap with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) to improve (...)

27 - 04 - 2012
IMF suggests SAMA to put cap on bank lending
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Saudi Arabia to “complement recent strides in banks' risk management by an improved (regulatory and supervisory) regime for large exposures of banks to connected parties.” In its latest report on the (...)

20 - 04 - 2012
KSA has key role in new World Bank chief's election
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank meets in Washington D.C. Monday to elect a new president — the 12th — to succeed incumbent Robert Zoellick. In office since 2007, Zoellick is leaving the bank in June. The election, however, (...)

16 - 04 - 2012
IDB urged to hasten mobilization of resources to spur development
Many member countries of the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB), the multilateral development bank (MDB) of the Muslim world, have urged the institution to adopt a much more aggressive resource mobilization strategy in order to (...)

15 - 04 - 2012
Saudi economy ‘far from overheating'
Fitch Ratings has affirmed last week Saudi Arabia's Long-term local and foreign currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'AA-', with Stable Outlooks. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at 'AA' and the Short-term foreign currency IDR at (...)

12 - 04 - 2012
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