Bridging the human capital deficit in Islamic finance
Islamic finance in South Africa has been evolving steadily over recent years in the establishment and development of its institutions, products and events but very seldom have we seen the...
Islamic finance: a South African context
SHAIKH ZIYAAT ISAACS analyses the findings of a research paper which demonstrated the scope for South Africa to be a leader in Islamic finance. SOUTH AFRICA has been on the...
Reflections on the Cape Town International Islamic Finance Conference 2022
SHAIKHAH UMME ROOMAN SOOFIE reflects on some of the issues raised at the international Islamic finance conference held in Cape Town, recently. SOUTH AFRICA is truly a remarkable country. After...
New book details practical ways of curtailing risk in Islamic finance
THE Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) has published a book that provides a hands-on approach detailing the application of ‘heavy tails’ distribution techniques to curtail risk in Islamic finance portfolios....
The difference between conventional and Islamic banking
SHAIKH MAHOMED SHOAIB OMAR points out five key differences between conventional and Islamic banking. Function of money THE first difference is in the function of money. In Islam, it is...
Webinar explores world halaal market opportunities
WESGRO, in association with Serunai Commerce and the Halal Centre of Excellence South Africa, hosted a very exciting and informative webinar on September 6, 2021 to empower the manufacturers of...
Non-compliance with Popia can have dire consequences
Early this year, the information regulator (IR) announced that failure to comply with certain provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) may result in the IR imposing an...
Webinar focuses on ethics of AI and block chain in Islamic Finance
ICONSULT AFRICA jointly hosted a webinar with IFintegrate on Saturday, August 14, 2021, on the use of block chain and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in Islamic Finance. The...
