The Gulf Cooperation Council ("GCC") region, particularly the United Arab Emirates ("UAE") and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("KSA"), is experiencing a dynamic transformation in its financial sector driven by the rapid rise of...more
4/17/2024
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Data Protection ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
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United Arab Emirates (UAE)
1. Repos in the Islamic market -
In our article titled "Repos in Islamic Finance"1 we concluded that Shari'ah-compliant repurchase transactions ("Repos") could play a useful role as a liquidity management instrument to...more
9/15/2023
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Collateral ,
Collateralization ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Market ,
Libor ,
Liquidity ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
Middle East ,
Repurchases ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
1. Why Repos are important for the Islamic finance industry -
Islamic finance is a full-fledged financial system, including well-established banking, capital markets, money markets and insurance products and practices....more
2/24/2023
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Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Ethical Standards ,
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GMRA ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Liquidity ,
Money Market Funds ,
Penalties ,
Repurchases ,
Risk Management ,
Securities ,
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