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Malaysia offers closer engagement as Islamic finance gains new ground 14/03/2010 Malaysia    United Arab Emirates Malaysia is inviting investors and institutions from the Middle East to use its comprehensive services platform to tap the growing interest in Islamic finance and target the burgeoning Asia-Pacific markets.

UAB proposes liquidity support for Islamic banks 14/03/2010 Bahrain    Saudi Arabia Union of Arab Banks (UAB) is close to finalising a plan to facilitate Islamic banks to approach Central Banks for liquidity support, said to a top UAB official.

SC Teams Up With Oxford Centre For Islamic Studies 14/03/2010 Malaysia The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) have teamed up to create an international platform for debate, dialogue and study on contemporary issues and challenges faced in Islamic finance.

Jordan: Gov't mulling way around obstacles to issue sukuk 14/03/2010 Jordan The government may need to issue new pieces of legislation or find a new mechanism to speed up the issuance of Islamic sukuk, Minister of Finance Mohammad Abu Hammour said on Thursday (March 11, 2010).

Mashreq launches Islamic Banking Division 'Mashreq Al Islami' 14/03/2010 United Arab Emirates Mashreq Group announced on 13th March 2010 the introduction of its Islamic Banking Division, 'Mashreq Al Islami,' made available to customers throughout all of its 58 branches in the UAE.

Bahrain Islamic Bank's Ratings Unchanged By Moody's International 14/03/2010 Bahrain The ratings of Bahrain Islamic Bank, as per Anouar Hassoune, the Lead Analyst, Moody's Investors Services, remain unchanged with Baa1 long-term and Prime-2 short-term local and foreign currency issuer ratings and a D+ bank financial strength rating (BFSR).

KPMG named Euromoney's 'Best Islamic Assurance and Advisory Services Provider' 14/03/2010 United Kingdom KPMG has been named 'Best Islamic Assurance and Advisory Services Provider' at the 2010 Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards ceremony in London, UK. Now in its eighth year, Euromoney's Islamic Finance Awards are regarded as the benchmark awards for the global Islamic finance industry.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank launches new branch at 'Al-Bawadi Mall' in Al-Ain 14/03/2010 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), one of the leading Islamic banks in the region, has announced the launch of its new branch at Al-Bawadi Mall in Al-Ain region.

EONCAP Islamic aims to contribute more to group 14/03/2010 Malaysia EONCAP Islamic Bank Bhd, a unit of EON Bank Bhd, aims to increase its asset contribution to the group to 20% in three years by launching more syariah-compliant products.

Al Rajhi Capital Assigns agreement with Derayah Financial 14/03/2010 Saudi Arabia Al Rajhi Capital, the investment arm of Al Rajhi Bank, has signed a distribution agreement with Derayah Financial. According to this agreement, Derayah will make Al Rajhi Capital's Shariah-compliant mutual funds available to individual investors through its website.