ISLAMIC FINANCE IN SENEGAL
Islamic finance covers all financial and commercial activities that respect the principles of Islamic law and jurisprudence, commonly known as Sharia or Islamic law....
After Senegal, Coris Bank International opens its Islamic window in Benin
Coris Bank International Benin proceeded on Tuesday 05 June 2018 to launch its Islamic window, CBI Baraka at the Azalaï hotel, in the presence...
Soon an Islamic Finance Bank for UEMOA
The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) will soon have its first Islamic bank, according to statements by the president and CEO of...
Guinea: Islamic Bank launches financing for agricultural inputs
The Islamic Bank of Guinea (BIG) has just launched an Islamic finance product "Murabaha" to allow pineapple growers in the country to acquire fertilizers...
Tunisia: Amen Bank Signs ICIEC Insurance Policy
Amen Bank and the Islamic Insurance and Export Credit Corporation (ICIEC) have signed an agreement for an insurance policy to cover US $ 50...
African Summit of Islamic Finance
Dar Es Salam hosts since Wednesday, April 18, the fifth edition of the African Summit of Islamic Finance.
The conference, which will run until April...
The Islamic Solidarity Fund makes its balance sheet
The Board of Governors of the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) closed its 11th meeting on Thursday, April 6, 2018 in Tunis. During...
On the sidelines of the meetings of the Islamic Development Bank
The Annual General Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) are held in Tunis from 1 to 5 April 2018. One thousand participants take...
West Africa wants to capture the market of 4000 million dollars of Islamic finance
Currently valued at 4000 billion dollars, the global market for Islamic finance arouses a strong desire of West African countries that weigh only 5%...
Mali issues its first Sukuk to 150 billion F CFA
Mali has just launched its first bond in the form of sukuk (bonds compatible with sharia) called "SUKUK State of Mali 6,25% 2018-2025".
The transaction...