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Dubai's MAF profit rate guidance set, pricing due Tuesday 31/01/2012 Islamic Banks Jan 31 (Reuters) - Price guidance for a debut dollar-denominated Islamic bond, or sukuk, from Dubai mall developer Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Holding is in the range of 5.9 percent to 5.95 percent profit rate, with final pricing expected Tuesday, leads said.

Turkey/Bahrain: Al Baraka’s Turkish unit to issue $200 million Sukuk 31/01/2012 Islamic Banks ANKARA, 7 Rabi al-Awwal/30 Jan (IINA)-Bahraini lender Al Baraka Bank’s Turkish subsidiary will go ahead with a $200 million Islamic bond issue in the first quarter, after delaying a sale last month due to pricing concerns, the bank’s chief executive said.

Munir: More must be done to promote Islamic banking to non-Muslims 31/01/2012 Islamic Banks GEORGE TOWN: More must be done to promote Islamic banking to non-Muslims, Bank Muamalat chairman Tan Sri Dr Munir Abdul Majid said.

NCB named the Best Islamic Bank 2011 in GIFA Awards 27/12/2011 Islamic Banks The National Commercial Bank has achieved a new prestigious title that reconfirmed its leadership position in the Islamic banking arena, following an announcement that was recently made in Oman, naming NCBNCB as the Best Islamic Bank of the year.

Khartoum to Host Islamic Financial Products Forum Next April 27/12/2011 Islamic Banks Khartoum - Al Bayan Centre for Islamic Financial Engineering is to organize the 4th session of the Khartoum Forum on Islamic Financial Products next April.

Islamic finance values hold key to innovation 26/12/2011 Islamic Investment Funds In the aftermath of the global financial crisis which was precipitated inter alia by the conduct and perceived greed of bankers chasing profits and bonuses seemingly at any cost, there has been a revisiting of the philosophy of banking and finance especially its relationship to the public good and the real economy

Caglayan calls for stronger economic ties among OIC states 25/12/2011 Islamic Investment Funds JEDDAH: Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan has called for strengthening economic and trade relations among the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries

OIC sends humanitarian mission to Mindanao 25/12/2011 Waqf JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is sending a humanitarian mission to Mindanao in Philippines, to take account of the situation there following a devastating storm last week.

Dubai's Discourse on Islamic Finance in UAE and Europe 22/12/2011 Finance and Investment Co. The Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC"), the financial and business hub connecting the region's emerging markets with the developed markets of Europe, Asia and the Americas, hosted "UAE and Spain: Economic and Financial Cooperation", an investment conference held in association with the Madrid Centro Financiero ("MCF").

QFIB bags Best Investment Bank award 21/12/2011 Islamic Investment Funds Doha: Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB), Qatar’s independent shariah compliant investment bank, has won the accolade of “Best Investment Bank in the GCC for 2011” amongst 11 regional players in this category.