ACMF introduces Asean Green Bond Standards
KUALA LUMPUR: Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) will be adopting the Asean Green Bond Standards (AGBS), which was launched yesterday in conjunction with the Asean Capital Markets Forum (ACMF), to finance…
Rising opportunity for Islamic financing in rail projects
KUALA LUMPUR: HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd expects Islamic financing to complement conventional financing for the South-East Asia railway network project, given its long liquidity tenure, said chief executive officer (CEO)…
World Islamic Economic Forum to chart future of halal industry, Islamic finance
KUCHING: The upcoming 13th edition of the World Islamic Economic Forum (13th WIEF) will serve as a comprehensive platform for participating nations to deliberate on the future of the global…
Digi launches ‘vcash’ mobile payment app
KUALA LUMPUR: Digi.Com Bhd has launched vcash, a mobile payment application offering an easy, more convenient way to pay, send, request and store money in smartphones. It is offered in partnership with…
ICD, Mizuho Bank (M) Berhad seal $150m Murabahah deal
TOKYO — The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (www.ICD-ps.org), the private sector arm of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group (www.IsDB.org), and Mizuho Bank (M) Berhad, a…