Strong Demand Drives Growth at Islamic Bank of Britain
Islamic Bank of Britain plc (IBB), the UK's only wholly Shari'ah-compliant retail bank, reported a 63 per cent increase in home financing and a 43 per cent increase in long-term savings deposits for...
View ArticleUAE Is World's 25th Biggest Importer of Commercial Services
UAE is the world's 25th biggest importer in commercial services, according to the most recent classification by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Secretariat for 2011, surpassing countries like...
View ArticleMARC Affirms Its Rating on IJN Capital Sukuk Programme
MARC has affirmed its AIS rating on the MYR 30 million outstanding Sukuk issued under IJN Capital Sdn Bhd's (IJN Capital) Sukuk Musyarakah Programme with a stable outlook. IJN Capital is a wholly-owned...
View ArticleOman Sees Tax Returns Jump
The corporate income tax collection of Oman government is likely to touch OMR340 million this year, from OMR282 million for 2011, a senior official of the tax department at the Ministry of Finance told...
View ArticleBank Sohar in Mining Deal
Bank Sohar arranged a deal of $50 million with Mawarid Mining further adding value to Oman's economy and attempting to encourage the mining industry within the Sultanate This facility agreement was...
View ArticleFitch Revises Up Credit Agricole Egypt Outlook
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Credit Agricole Egypt's (CAE) National Long-term Rating at egy)' and revised the Outlook to Stable from Negative. Credit Agricole Egypt's (CAE) ratings reflect the...
View ArticleFacebook Blamed as California Revenues Miss Target
Byline: Randall Jensen SAN FRANCISCO a Californiaas tax revenues in November fell more than 10% short of estimates in its budget partly due to lower than expected collections from Facebook share sales,...
View ArticleMarket Post: Activity Still Slow despite Retail Pricings
Byline: Taylor Riggs The tax-exempt market continued to see limited activity as traders noted throughout the day that, with a lack of momentum, markets weren't moving. Despite several deals holding...
View ArticleSyrian Subsidiaries of Lebanese Banks See near 70 per Cent Slump in Profits
A report by Credit Lebanais says profits at the Syrian subsidiaries of Lebanon's banks has slumped 69.42 per cent in the first three quarters of 2012. The report said, "The prevailing hostilities in...
View Article-Orlando Utilities Commission Selects Elster's EnergyAxis
International Resource News-December 11, 2012--Orlando Utilities Commission selects Elster's EnergyAxis(C)1994-2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk International Resource News - 11 December...
View Article-Insurance Company Vying with Holiday Company for Place in Benchmark Index
Global Banking News-December 11, 2012--Insurance company vying with holiday company for place in benchmark index(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 11 December 2012...
View Article-JP Morgan Beats Wells Fargo to Top US Customer Satisfaction Survey
Global Banking News-December 11, 2012--JP Morgan beats Wells Fargo to top US customer satisfaction survey(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 11 December 2012 JP...
View Article-S&P Rates UAE's Orient Insurance Outlook as 'Stable'
Global Banking News-December 11, 2012--S&P rates UAE's Orient Insurance outlook as 'Stable'(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 11 December 2012 The Standard and...
View Article-JPMorgan Names Regional Banking Head
Global Banking News-December 11, 2012--JPMorgan names regional banking head(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 11 December 2012 JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM)...
View Article-Santander Suspends 800 Advisers
Global Banking News-December 11, 2012--Santander suspends 800 advisers(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 11 December 2012 Banco Santander (SAN.MC) has announced...
View ArticleASX Still Probing Possible Breach
Byline: Andrew Main Dec 11, 2012 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is continuing its investigation of a sharp rise in some stocks on...
View ArticleJoyce's Plan B: Another Asian Push
Byline: Andrew Cleary Dec 11, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Qantas Airways will reschedule flights to Asia and increase capacity to cities such as Singapore and Hong Kong...
View ArticleBroad Church Wants Federation Fixed
Byline: Katie Walsh Dec 11, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Former Western Australian premier Geoff Gallop and ex-New South Wales premier Nick Greiner have urged the Federal...
View ArticleDowner's Slate Clean after Singapore Settles
Byline: Lisa Macnamara Dec 11, 2012 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian contractor Downer EDI will meet its underlying earnings guidance for 2012-13, despite the cost of settling a...
View ArticleAIX to Release Report on Fund's Offer
Byline: Stephen Shore Dec 11, 2012 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian Infrastructure Fund's (AIX) board is set to release an independent expert report recommending...
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