Qatar Islamic Bank – the first Islamic bank in Qatar – is constantly focused on developing new and innovative Islamic banking products and services

Worst start to the year since before the financial crisis hits Wall Street’s biggest fixed income firms, but not every investment bank is worried

The newly appointed Acting CEO of Qatar First Bank, Ahmad Meshari, is one of the most influential names in Islamic finance, and looks set to lead the firm on to unprecedented success

As the first Islamic finance institution in the country, Bank Nizwa is leading the way in opening up the promising Omani market for customers and investors alike

A new Chinese government work report, unveiled by Premier Li Keqiang, contains a number of optimistic goals for the year ahead and signals a continued commitment to reform

As Alinma Bank demonstrates, being sharia-compliant doesn’t necessarily mean that a company or institution is ‘Islamic’

International Turnkey Solutions has created comprehensive and scalable technology solutions to help banks stay sharia-compliant

World Finance interviews Dr Kamal Munir on whether people’s confidence in microfinance can be restored

World Finance interviews Ann Cairns, President of International Markets for Mastercard, on the growth of credit card use in emerging economies

World Finance interviews Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Advisor for the Mayor of London, on whether the ECB’s latest stress can prevent another round of banking failures

From the US to China, stress testing is being used by regulators around the world as a means to determine the financial stability of banks under unfavourable conditions

World Finance interviews Zach Witton from Moody’s Analytics on the health of the eurozone economy

World Finance interviews Zach Witton from Moody’s Analytics on the stress testing of banks in the eurozone

Bad loans are dragging down banks, says India’s finance minister

World Finance talks to Mourad Mekhail of Kuwait International Bank about the future ahead, the bank’s recent Fitch upgrade, and its Sharia compliant activities