TOKYO: Asian stocks rebounded from steep losses over the past several sessions on Wednesday, after tentative signs that European leaders are stepping up their efforts to stop the region's sovereign debt woes from sparking a full-blown banking crisis.
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Friday and the euro clung to gains from a 2-cent rally after euro zone policymakers moved to shore up struggling banks and fend off a financial crisis.
SINGAPORE: Asian shares rose on Tuesday after China moved to support its stock market by buying shares of major banks, and the euro held the previous session's big gains on hopes that European leaders are finally taking action to protect the continent's lenders.
KARACHI: Al Baraka Bank Pakistan Limited (ABPL) has announced the launch of Al Baraka Business Plus Account. This is a new addition to its existing comprehensive product portfolio set on the basic principles of Mudaraba, tailored to suit the business needs.
While clinging to its present marginal position in the mainstream of global financial markets, Islamic banking and Islamic finance has a long way to go to transform itself into a major player, mainly through standardization, uniformity, governance, transparency and innovation, in addition to consolidation.
DUBAI: Assets held by global Islamic funds jumped 7.6 percent in 2010 to $58 billion, reflecting new money inflows and strength in fixed income, commodities and other alternative investments, Ernst & Young said on Monday.
DUBAI: Growth of the global Islamic asset management industry will likely halt or reverse this year as the industry struggles with poor sentiment in financial markets and lacklustre interest among Islamic institutional investors, said Jahangir Aka, senior executive officer at asset management firm SEI Investments.
KARACHI: Pakistan's broad money (M2) grew by 15.89 percent year on year (YoY) to Rs 917.961 billion during FY11 as against 12.46 percent YoY to Rs 640.015 billion in FY10, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) provisional data revealed.
KARACHI: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell to $17.64 billion in the week ending Sept. 17 from $17.79 billion the previous week, the central bank said on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's economic outlook is positive, however needs adherence to the national economic reforms agenda to overcome the challenges it has been facing currently, newly appointed Country Director Asian Development Bank (ADB) said here on Thursday.
KARACHI: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell marginally to $17.35 billion in the week ending Oct. 1 from $17.38 billion the previous week, the central bank said on Thursday.
KARACHI: Microfinance industry in Pakistan is a growing industry and it is currently serving approximately two million customers said Syed Samar Hasnain, Director, Agricultural Credit & Microfinance Department, State Bank of Pakistan.
KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has presented a modest economic growth forecast of 3.7 percent for Pakistan for FY12, lower than government's target of 4.5 percent.
LONDON: Russian republic Tatarstan's ambition to develop a Sharia-compliant market received a boost this week when the Kazan-based AK Bars Bank became the first Tatar credit to secure a murabaha loan.
KARACHI: The recent decision of State Bank of Pakisan (SBP) to bring flexibility in monetary stance could spur economic growth slightly but it is likely that inflation could again pick up its momentum due to expected increase in liquidity position, according to the Arif Habib research note.
ISLAMABAD: Identifying the investment opportunities in alternate energy, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved upfront tariffs for wind power projects on Thursday.
SINGAPORE: Lotte Pakistan PTA (LOTPTA) depends on government's decision to increase import tariffs to expand investments in its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production capacity to 1.5 million tons per year industry, said the report published in ICIS news.
DUBAI: Islamic mortgage lender Tamweel, whose shares resumed trading in May, will issue a $300-$500 million sukuk, or Islamic bond, in the fourth quarter, the acting chief executive of the Dubai-based company said on Tuesday.