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The Islamic Insurance Association of London (IIAL) — a new insurance market body — has been set up and insurance practitioners expect the formal launch soon. -
First Gulf Bank has hired Giuseppe Ruggiero from National Bank of Abu Dhabi to head its debt capital markets business.
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Al Waha Petrochemical, a subsidiary of Sahara Petrochemical, has signed two Islamic facilities worth Sr2.3bn ($612m) in total with Saudi British Bank (SABB) and Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF).
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Dubai based International Airfinance Corp (IAFC) has signed its first purchase agreement as manager of a Shariah compliant aircraft leasing fund (ALIF). The $2bn deal puts the fund well on the way to its $5bn target.
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Saudi online payment provider PayTabs has hired Shariah Review Bureau (SRB) to make sure its business is Shariah compliant as it expands into the MENA eCommerce market.
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Azeri bankers are hoping that the country will have new Islamic finance legislation in place as early as the first quarter of this year. The new law would pave the way for International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) to launch a planned sukuk, which is likely to be backed by the bank's ijara portfolio, an IBA official told IFIS.
