İslamic Finance News

Emlak Katılım’a yılın en başarılı sukuk ihracı ödülü

Emlak Katılım’ın aracılığını üstlendiği Türkiye Varlık Fonu İstanbul Finans Merkezi A.Ş.’nin 800 milyon TL tutarlı Eser Sözleşmesine Dayalı Kira Sertifikası (Sukuk) ihracı, Türkiye’de yılın en başarılı sukuk ihracı ödülüne layık görüldü.

Dünyanın en başarılı sukuk ihracı ödülü Halk Yatırım’a

Halk Yatırım, Islamic Finance News tarafından düzenlenen IFN Ödülleri'nde sukuk kategorisinde dünya birincisi olarak yeni bir başarıya imza attı.

Islamic finance limited without new laws

ISTANBUL - Turkey is ready to jump onto the Islamic finance bandwagon that has flourished in the past few years, according to a participant of the Turkey Infrastructure and Green Investment and Finance Summit 2009.

Fascism, anti-Semitism and all sorts of Turks

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a man full of surprises. He surprised the world four months ago in Davos by bashing Israeli President Shimon Peres for "killing children" in Gaza. The way he stormed the international forum came as a relief to most Middle Easterners, but raised eyebrows among many Westerners.

US human rights report accuses Turkish gov't of limiting free press

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) continued to limit freedom of the press in the country in 2008, an annual U.S. State Department report on human rights said on Wednesday.

A good start for no-interest bonds

ISTANBUL - The demand for the revenue-indexed bonds should not be belittled, according to the chief of the Capital Markets Board, or SPK. ’For a start, it's a good figure,’ says Turan Erol, adding that the SPK is currently working on establishing a secondary market for trading revenue-linked bonds.

Treasury to issue no-interest bonds

ISTANBUL - In a sign showing that the government is seeking new ways of borrowing, the Treasury announces it will sell bonds linked to income at four state enterprises.

Crisis prompts embrace of sukuk

ISTANBUL / ANKARA - The Justice and Development Party government is working on laying the ground for the sovereign issuance of Islamic bonds, Hürriyet Daily News has learned. Declining to name the bonds 'Islamic,' a top official says 'this market' will grow to $200 billion globally by 2010, and 'Turkey wants its share.' The issuance will be based on leasing state-owned properties

Diplomats play down fears of Israeli attack on Iran

U.S., Iranian and Western diplomats played down worries about a looming Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities on Tuesday after reports of heightened tensions rattled nerves and helped drive oil prices near record highs.

FM Gul arrives in London

Turkish Foreign Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul arrived in British capital London on Saturday on a four-day official visit. Gul is scheduled to meet British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jack Straw on Monday.

FM Gul arrives in London