In order to retain the trust of their clients, Islamic banks are focusing on raising awareness of social issues while introducing innovative products and services

A novel public private partnership is stimulating privately financed infrastructure in Africa, writes Keith Palmer

As the island nation realigns its economy in the aftermath of the prolonged civil war, the banking and finance sector must innovate quickly to catch up for lost growth

CDG is a public financial institution created by the Moroccan State in 1959 with the mission of collecting and managing specific funds and savings that require legal protection

As oil contracts grow, emerging markets are expected to contribute 75 percent of total global economic growth in 2011. But the economies of Kuwait, and the GCC, need to diversify to survive, writes Shoyeb Ali

Buyout funds will target natural resources and industrial
goods in 2011, writes Joyce Ollunga

Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion is now the largest Moroccan institutional investor, playing a key role in public development policies

Dr Al-Horr, chairman and MD of the Barwa and Qatari Diar Research Institute, on his commitment to green building principles

Raising capital and partnering with an international finance house are among strategies to turn PVI into a finance-insurance institution, says Chairman Nguyen Anhh Tuan

Michael Dynes on Africa’s economic recovery and medium to long-term prospects

Libya has in place a plan for the privatisation of its economic units, 50 percent of which are to be completed within 10 years

Saudi Arabia plans aid to Syria as ties improve

Syria is an Arabic-speaking country of Western Asia, bordering Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a middle-income country, whose economy is based primarily on agriculture and oil

Saudi Arabia has put dominance above diplomacy in crafting a Gulf monetary union but it will need to work on its relationship with smaller Gulf neighbours if it wants the project to succeed

International Monetary Fund financing to Zimbabwe remains subject to the clearing of arrears and further economic reforms in the country, the Fund has announced