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Bernardo Vizcaino

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Journalist, financial analyst, lecturer. With a keen eye on emerging markets and ethical investments (views my own)

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Coverage on Islamic finance and investments across Middle East and southeast Asia. Key areas of focus include corporate governance, regulatory developments and multiple types of investment/funding vehicles.

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As Saudi bourse opens to foreigners, debt market beckons

As Saudi bourse opens to foreigners, debt market beckons

As Saudi Arabian authorities prepare to open the stock market to direct foreign investment this month, they'r…

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Islamic financial products risk losing their uniqueness - report

Islamic financial products risk losing their uniqueness - report

Islamic finance continues to expand globally but the industry risks losing its differentiation from conventio…

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Iran's isolated banks may have slow, painful return to global system

Iran's isolated banks may have slow, painful return to global system

Iran may be about to restore banking links with the rest of the world after years of separation, but the proc…

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Japan looks for growth and influence from Islamic finance boom

Japan looks for growth and influence from Islamic finance boom

Japan is the latest global financial hub to start making inroads into Islamic finance, a move that could help…

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New Afghanistan banking law may jump-start Islamic finance

New Afghanistan banking law may jump-start Islamic finance

Afghanistan could have a new banking law approved by parliament in a few months including provisions for Isla…

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G20 sets sights on sukuk for infrastructure financing

G20 sets sights on sukuk for infrastructure financing

The G20 group of major nations has included discussion of Islamic bonds as an infrastructure financing tool i…

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China turns to Islamic finance to expand economic clout

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By Bernardo Vizcaino
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Islamic finance is gaining prominence as a channel for China to expand its economic influence abroad as banks strengthen ties with Muslim-majority countries and Chinese companies start to tap offshore pools of Islamic funds. With a Muslim population of about 20 million, China has little reason to develop Islamic banking at home. But there are powerful reasons for it to get involved in the sector overseas.
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US investment adviser aims to expand into Canada

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By Bernardo Vizcaino
| Gulf Times
US investment adviser aims to expand into Canada January 15 2019 09:32 PM Pedestrians pass in front of a Bank of Montreal branch in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 15-year-old, Florida-based Islamic wealth manager ShariaPortfolio has clients across 26 states and it hopes to open a Vancouver office in the second quarter of this year to fuel growth, chief executive officer Naushad Virji said.
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U.S. aid group to help develop Islamic microfinance in Ethiopia

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By Bernardo Vizcaino, Shri Navaratnam 
| Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S.-based aid agency Mercy Corps has appointed consultancy IFAAS to help launch an Islamic microfinance business in Ethiopia, aiming to offer interest-free products to local communities, the firms said in a joint statement. Mercy Corps, one of the largest humanitarian organizations delivering aid to conflict zones including Syria, hopes Islamic finance can support financial inclusion efforts in the landlocked country.
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