New Horizon

August 2000(Issue 101)

Comment

Assisting Development - The Islamic Financial Institutions must do more to assist development in Muslim countries.

Feature

Islamic banking: The Challenge from within - Muazzam Ali, Chairman of the Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance, identifies the issues hindering the progress of Islamic banking.

Takaful Beneficiaries in Islamic life insurance (Family Takaful) in the global context - Mohammed Ma'sum Billah (Ph.D.) assistant Professor of Law, Dept of Business Administration. International University of Malaysia explains issues of insurance under Islamic law
IIBI Guest Column Muhammadu Husni, Investment advisor with CDIC Sasson Cumberbatch Stock Brokers, a member firm of the Colombo Stock Exchange, provides an overview Of the Islamicity of Stock Markets.
IIBI Forum

IIBI Shariah Scholars provide answers to questions and issues pertinent to Islamic banking

IIBI News

Report on Institutes Activities

IIBI Ratings

Capital Intelligence ratings of Islamic financial institutions

Corporate profile

The financial and business analysis of Islamic financial institutions

Islamic Financial Market Indices The Dow Jones Islamic Market Index & The International Investor FTSE Global Islamic Indices
News Monitor

New Horizon reports on recent developments within the Islamic financial world

The Exchange Rates

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