New Horizon Islamic Banking http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com en-uk Global perspective on Islamic banking & Insurance Digital Method Web Publishing Systems Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:52:01 GMT Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT support@newhorizon-islamicbanking.com support@newhorizon-islamicbanking.com Executive Editor's Note http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=introduction&action=view&id=10649 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=introduction&action=view&id=10649 Islamic Development Bank eases food crisis http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10650 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10650 Most populous Muslim country set for lift-off in Islamic Finance http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10651 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10651 New takaful venture announced for Egypt http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10652 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10652 How quickly can the Islamic finance industry grow? http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10653 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10653 Maltese authorities examine Islamic finance http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10654 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10654 One step closer to British sovereign sukuk issue http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10655 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10655 Islamic finance competition heats up in Kenya http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10656 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10656 Zakat revamped in UAE http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10657 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10657 Middle Eastern Islamic investors target Latin America http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10658 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10658 Islamic account for Tanzanian Muslims http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10659 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=news&action=view&id=10659 Interview: A new take on riba Dr Azeemuddin Subhani explains to NewHorizon what he thinks the true meaning of riba is all about. http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10662 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10662 Takaful Focus: Growing the market Despite having the largest Muslim population in the world, the takaful market in Indonesia is still relatively small. NewHorizon looks at what one company is doing to change this. http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10663 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10663 Case Study: Principle payments The issue of access to money for pilgrims on the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages has been addressed through an Islamic Payments Switch. James Ling, NewHorizon's contributing editor, reports http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10664 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10664 Overview: 'Tartan sukuk' a possibility? NewHorizon takes a brief look at the development of Islamic finance in Scotland. http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10665 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10665 Conference Review: London Islamic Capital Markets Summit This year's London Islamic Capital Markets Summit took place in the impressive surroundings of the Grosvenor Hotel Victoria on Buckingham Palace Road. The summit was endorsed by IBII. http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10666 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10666 Country Focus: Saudi Arabia - gateway to Islamic finance 'The Land of the Two Holy Mosques' - Mecca and Medina - is also home to the Islamic Development Bank, the most prominent multilateral development bank of the Muslim world. But is it enough to make the country a global hub for Islamic finance? http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10667 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10667 Islamic hedge funds: work in progress Bill Gibbon, group partner at Voisin law firm and head of its Shari'ah funds department, and Trevor Norman, director of Volaw Trust & Corporate Services Limited and head of its Islamic finance and Middle East group, examine the Shari'ah challenges in establishing an Islamic hedge fund. http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=academicarticles&action=view&id=10668 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=academicarticles&action=view&id=10668 Analysis: Different paths to Shari'ah banking With the mushrooming growth of Islamic banks across the world comes an ever-increasing demand for the dedicated technology. What systems prove to be most popular and what role does IT play in the industry today? http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10669 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10669 Conference Review: Women in Islamic Finance Seminar The growing presence and importance of women in the industry was highlighted in a half-day seminar organised by Norton Rose LLP and held at the firm's swanky office building in the City of London on the banks of the river Thames. http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10670 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=features&action=view&id=10670 Students from Poznan University in Poland visit IIBI http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=iibinews&action=view&id=10671 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=iibinews&action=view&id=10671 Dubai Women's College students visit IIBI http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=iibinews&action=view&id=10672 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=iibinews&action=view&id=10672 Sukuk, their practical applications and challenges Mohammad Shafique, IIBI editor of NewHorizon and programme development co-ordinator, presents a summary of this workshop organised by the IIBI and held on the 29th April 2008 in London. http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=iibinews&action=view&id=10673 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=iibinews&action=view&id=10673 April 2008: Role of Shari'ah scholars in standardisation process of Islamic finance http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=lectures&action=view&id=10674 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=lectures&action=view&id=10674 July 2008 lecture preview: UK taxation of Islamic finance - levelling the playing field The speaker for this lecture will be Mohammed Amin, tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and head of the firm's Islamic finance practice in the UK. http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=lectures&action=view&id=10677 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.newhorizon-islamicbanking.com/index.cfm?section=lectures&action=view&id=10677