islamic banking | FinanceAsia

Two-thirds of our readers question whether Islamic finance offers a real alternative to conventional finance.

December 06, 2010

Deutsche Bank receives the licence from the central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia.

March 01, 2010

Shahriman Shariff from Citi Islamic Malaysia talks about the impact of the credit crunch and the creation of Islamic best practices.

December 01, 2008

The Murabahah-based product allows for the opening of an Islamic interbank money market in the city.

November 25, 2008

The appointment of the bank's first CEO comes on the heels of HSBC Amanah's local incorporation in August.

November 03, 2008

Mudassir Amray takes over as CitiÆs head of Islamic banking for Asia-Pacific.

October 21, 2008

ThereÆs more to Islamic private banking than a retail network, a small set of me-too funds, and a sharia label, says Johnson at Calyx Financial.

July 31, 2008

Citi has named Usman Ahmed CEO of Citi Islamic Investment Bank to be based in Dubai.

October 30, 2007

Citigroup poaches Rafe Haneef from ABN AMRO to head its growing Asian Islamic banking operations, and makes Malaysia its Asian hub for the business.

August 03, 2006