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Brunei’s takaful sector grows
Assets held by the Islamic insurance (takaful) sector in Brunei recently have grown significantly while those of conventional types of insurance have been declining,...
Islamic finance goes West: How Brunei can participate
The 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) held in London on October 29 to 31 was the first ever such event in the non-Muslim...
Takaful markets in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia thrive
The Malaysian and Saudi Arabian cooperative and Islamic insurance (takaful) markets are the only two that are seeing growth especially in new policies and...
Financial expertise at work
Primeiro Partners' Stephen Sieh sheds light on the advisory business in SE Asia
Malaysia overhauls Islamic finance regulations
Malaysia has issued a new Islamic Financial Services Act (IFSA) for its $124 billion Islamic finance market - the largest globally - aimed at...
Brunei: Much catching up to do in Islamic banking
Brunei has still to fully develop its Islamic finance sector. There are great opportunities for foreign Islamic banking institutions to forge ties with the Brunei government and its banking institutions in pushing the business.
Thailand aims to become funding hub
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is pushing to take over the role as ASEAN's fundraising and investment hub from Singapore as the bourse becomes...
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Malaysian doctor creates world’s first unisex condom
Malaysia has come in the news for a rather unconventional, but nevertheless quite practical innovation: the world’s first unisex condom.
According to an October 28...
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Thai fruit growers seek to use Laos-China railway as ‘durian express’
Durian growers in Thailand are looking for a way to use the yet-to-be opened new China-Laos high-speed railway as a means of transport for...