Islamic Finance Council UK
REPORT ANNOUNCEMENT ISLAMIC FINANCE AND THE PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT “Only 1% of Principles for Responsible Investment worldwide signatories are based within Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states.” UK –…
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UKIFC founder Omar Shaikh appeared on Indonesia’s MetroTVNews to discuss Islamic finance, and its relationship to sustainable and responsible finance more broadly. Watch now:
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UKIFC recently launched our brand new ‘Pioneers of Islamic Finance’ series on International Women’s Day, highlighting Stella Cox’s contribution to the UK’s Islamic finance industry. Stella sat down with Omar…
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UKIFC is proud to be a signatory of the Path to COP26 campaign from the Global Ethical Finance Initiative. We are supporting the Faith in the SDGs stream of the…
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This article originally appeared at https://www.arabianbusiness.com/banking-finance/457790-why-uk-uae-fintechs-could-be-taking-on-the-world-together. The UK and the UAE fintech markets will see major regional cross-collaboration in the coming years, according to experts. Fintech – including Islamic fintech…
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UKIFC co-founder Omar Shaikh appeared on a BBC News video explaining some of the challenges that Muslim students are facing in accessing Shariah-compliant student finance – watch now.
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UKIFC Managing Director Omar Shaikh delivered a virtual lecture with the World Muslim Communities Council, on Saturday 5th December 2020. Entitled “Moral Economy and Green Recovery After Covid-19: Islamic Awqaf…
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The second Islamic Finance and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Taskforce meeting has taken place virtually bringing together over 50 global Islamic finance leaders. At the meeting, convened by…
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Britain has failed to deliver on a government commitment to boost the sector, says UKIFC founder & managing director Omar Shaikh in an interview for Arabian Business. The British Islamic…
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UKIFC was proud to be s upporter of Ethical Finance 2020. The annual summit, organised by the Global Ethical Finance Initiative, was held virtually for the first time in 2020…
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