Story: Mohammed A. Abu A webinar held by the General Council for Islamic Banks & Financial Institutions(CIBAFI) concluded with a forward-looking perspective on the future of big data and its transformative potential in the Islamic financial industry, underscoring its role…
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, January 18, 2024/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) agreed on Wednesday that the Bank should take a stake of USD 10.50 million in the capital of Seedstars Africa Ventures S.L.P.…
Story: Mohammed A. Abu The UK Export Finance(UKEF) has guaranteed the country’s largest ever Murabaha facility for USD700.00 in a maiden landmark Middle Eastern deal signed by Qadiyya Investment Company supported by the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of…
Fareed Rahman Jan 01, 2024 The expansion of the Brics bloc to include Saudi Arabia and the UAE is expected to offer new investment opportunities for the Arab world’s two largest economies while boosting the group’s influence globally, analysts said. Saudi Arabia along…
Report: Mohammed A.Abu The Islamic Development Bank Institute(IsDBI) in partnership with EZBusiness,a private Business Consultancy firm has kicked off the development of the pioneering Islamic Finance Knowledge Pavilion Marketplace, an official statement distributed by the APO Group on behalf of…
COTONOU, Benin, December 27, 2023/ — The West African Development Bank (BOAD) () is pleased to announce that the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has joined its capital. Following a favorable opinion issued by the Bank’s Board of…
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 10, 2023/ — The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors has approved a $66 million loan to the government of Tanzania for additional equity in Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB). The financing will enable…
LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg, December 9, 2023/ — New principles will guide multilateral development banks’ support for countries and the private sector in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; For the first time, multilateral development banks define common principles and the criteria for…
30th November 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE | The General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), the global body of Islamic finance, is delighted to announce the adoption of a comprehensive roadmap for Islamic Sustainability. This roadmap was developed in collaboration with the Islamic…
Uganda is preparing to borrow $150 million (Ksh.23 billion) from China’s Export-Import Bank (Exim) to help expand its internet infrastructure, the finance ministry said on Monday.The move underscores the East African country’s increasing reliance for credit on Chinese lenders after…
