Big Demand For Stylish Modest Fashion As More Malaysian Muslim Women Start Wearing Hijab 2015-10-05 by Hafiz M. AhmedWhen Dewi Dahlia Rani Ismail Hadi, 26, began wearing the hijab four years ago, she was determined to maintain her sense of style. Shifting away from …
Toyota, Aeon To Issue New Sukuk In Malaysia 2015-08-05 by Hafiz M. AhmedCar maker Toyota and financial service firm Aeon Credit are the two Japanese companies that plan to raise sizeable fresh Shariah-compliant funds …
Malaysia Testing Ground For Taiwan’s Halal Products 2015-07-24 by Hafiz M. AhmedKUALA LUMPUR, After becoming a major global player with the production of toys and electronic devices, Taiwan is now aspiring to be a significant …
Malaysia: RM38bil In Sukuk Planned For This Year 2015-07-23 by Hafiz M. AhmedPETALING JAYA: Malaysia has more than RM38bil of sukuk issuances in the pipeline dominated by the private sector. Data recently compiled and updated …
Malaysia Expects Its Islamic Finance Sector To Grow By 18% Annually 2015-07-16 by Hafiz M. AhmedThe Shariah-compliant banking sector in Malaysia, already among the largest in the world by assets, is forecast to grow at an average annual rate of …
UK, Malaysia Dominated Sukuk Market In 2014 2015-01-01 by Hafiz M. AhmedMalaysia through its government and corporates remained the largest Sukuk issuer in 2014, whilst British banks and legal firms continued to dominate …
Cityscape Real Estate Summit Set To Debut In Malaysia 2014-12-27 by Hafiz M. AhmedKuala Lumpur has been announced as the host of Cityscape Malaysia 2015, an inaugural event that will include the Malaysia Real Estate Summit (MRES) …
Franklin Templeton: Positive On Malaysian Corporate Credit, Sukuk Assets 2014-12-21 by Hafiz M. AhmedKUCHING: Franklin Templeton Investments’ portfolio strategy in Malaysia is to remain positive on the corporate credit and sukuk assets as the …
Malaysia On Track To Become International Islamic Financial Hub 2014-12-13 by Hafiz M. AhmedKUALA LUMPUR, — Malaysia is on track to become an international Islamic financial hub following significant strides made in promoting the …
Malaysia On Track To Become International Islamic Financial Hub 2014-12-11 by Hafiz M. AhmedKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia is on track to become an international Islamic financial hub following significant strides made in promoting the financial …
Malaysian Financial Firms Have Role To Play In Gulf Region – Expert 2014-12-01 by Hafiz M. AhmedKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian financial firms have an excellent opportunity to play a role in the growth of Islamic finance in the Gulf region, said an …
Malaysia Green Sukuk Gets Khazanah Debut Boost 2014-11-25 by Hafiz M. AhmedMalaysia’s state-owned sovereign wealth fund is giving the government’s green financing initiative a boost with a plan to sell the nation’s first …
IRTI Signs MoU With CIMB Malaysia On Islamic Finance Country Reports 2014-11-25 by Hafiz M. AhmedIn a joint effort to support the development of Islamic financial services industry, the Islamic Research & Training Institute (IRTI) of the …
Malaysia: “Best Islamic Fund Manager” AmInvest To Merge Units 2014-11-23 by Hafiz M. AhmedKUALA LUMPUR: AmInvest will be merging its unit trusts management and funds management companies, AmInvestment Services Bhd (AIS) and AmInvestment …
Cadbury Malaysia Celebrates as Jakim Confirms Chocolates’ Halal Status 2014-11-22 by Hafiz M. AhmedKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Cadbury Malaysia, a prominent player in the country’s confectionery landscape, has warmly welcomed the affirmation from the …
Belgium Keen On Halal Food Joint Ventures With Malaysia 2014-11-22 by Hafiz M. AhmedBelgium is keen on establishing partnerships with Malaysian companies to develop its halal food process and and shariah-compliant investments in the …
Malaysia: CIMB Islamic Signs MoU With INCEIF 2014-11-12 by Hafiz M. AhmedKUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Islamic Bank today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Global University of Islamic Finance (INCEIF) to build a …
Malaysia Establishes World’s First Halal CSI Unit 2014-11-11 by Hafiz M. AhmedThe world has become familiar with the police force’s CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) unit, thanks to the US television series CSI. The police in …
Malaysia Oil-Rig Sukuk Hits A Nag Due To Recent Crude Slump 2014-10-31 by Hafiz M. AhmedMalaysia’s biggest oil-rig builder faces a double-whammy of collapsing crude prices and rising local borrowing costs as it plans to sell a debut …
Malaysia: Biotech Corp Highlights Halal & Bioeconomy Potential At WIEF 2014 2014-10-31 by Hafiz M. AhmedKUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Biotechnology Corp’s (Biotechcorp) exertions to drive the halal element in bioeconomy, has seen the org highlight the …
Chiba To Be The Gateway For Malaysian Halal Products Into Japan 2014-10-23 by Hafiz M. AhmedCHIBA (Japan), Oct 21 (Bernama) – Malaysia and Japan will work closely concerning the development of halal products. In this regard, the city of …
Malaysia Attracting Foreign Investments In The Halal Sector 2014-09-27 by Hafiz M. AhmedKuala Lumpur:–With its modern infrastructures, good administrative regulations, sound legal system rooted in common law, growing Muslim …
Malaysia, Singapore Competing For A Share Of Bond Issuance In Chinese Yuan 2014-09-27 by Hafiz M. AhmedMalaysia and Singapore’s governments, competing for a share of bond issuance in a globalizing Chinese yuan, are finding big-cat branding alone isn’t …
Malaysia Sales Gather Pace With Biggest Sukuk Of 2014 2014-09-27 by Hafiz M. AhmedThe world’s biggest Islamic debt offering of 2014 from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund will push the nation’s sukuk sales beyond 50 billion ringgit …