The Middle East has become the largest external supplier of imports to the European Community, and is also the EC's largest export market. Rising oll prices have not only affected the value of EC imports from the Middle East, but have also ultimately determined the ability of the Middle Eastern...

The last decade has seen increasing demand for shariah compliant asset management from institutional and private clients in the GCC, partly driven by the rapid rise in the region’s wealth, but also by the increasing number and breadth of asset classes now available for Islamic investors....

The Middle East has become the largest external supplier of imports to the European Community, and is also the EC's largest export market. Rising oll prices have not only affected the value of EC imports from the Middle East, but have also ultimately determined the ability of the Middle Eastern...

Modern Islamic banking originated with the establishment of the Dubai Islamic Bank in 1975. The study evaluates the development of Islamic banking in the GCC since then, an industry which now encompasses Islamic takaful (insurance) and shariah-compliant asset management, as well as retail and...

As governments find it increasingly difficult to finance major projects, private sector companies are becoming involved in electricity generation, telecommunications expansion and infrastructure provision including toll roads, ports and airports. From an Islamic perspective there is no objection...