Abu Dhabi’s Al Hilal Opens First Islamic Bank in ... - BusinessWeek
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Al Hilal Bank, the lender owned by the state-controlled Abu Dhabi Investment Council, opened a branch in Kazakhstan, making it the first Islamic bank in the Central Asian nation. The Kazakh branch, called Al-Hilal Islamic Bank ...
Al Hilal licensed to operate in Kazakhstan - AME Info
UAE-based Islamic lender Al Hilal Bank has been granted an official licence to open Kazakhstan's first Shariah-compliant bank under the name "Al-Hilal Islamic Bank". The new bank is fully owned by Al Hilal Bank with a capital of $36m, and is ...
Kazakh embassy celebrates traditional goodwill festival ... - Thaindian.com
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Central Asian diplomatic missions, including that of Kazakhstan, headquartered in New Delhi gathered at a venue to celebrate the festival of Nauryz with traditional fervor and gaiety over the weekend. Nauryz is a time when ...
Kyrgyzstan sends humanitarian aid to flood-hit Almaty ... - Times of Central Asia
BISHKEK, March 21 (KazInform) - The Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations sent nine KAMAZ trucks to Kazakhstan for supply of humanitarian aid for the residents of the Kyzylagash village of the Aksu municipality of Almaty region affected by flood ...
Abu Dhabi's Al Hilal Bank gets green light to operate ... - MENAFN
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Abu Dhabi's Al Hilal Bank has been granted a licence by the Financial Markets Authority in the Central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan to open the resource-rich country's first Islamic bank, Al Hilal Islamic Bank. The new bank ...
Thousands Evacuated As Floods Hit Eastern Kazakhstan - Radio Free Europe
OSKEMEN, Kazakhstan -- Over 2,000 people have been evacuated from several villages in eastern Kazakhstan due to severe flooding caused by melting snow, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. The floods have completely destroyed local power and telephone ...
Soyuz spacecraft landing a success says NASA - Product Reviews
NASA reported that the Soyuz spacecraft made a safe landing in Kazakhstan on Thursday, the astronauts must be happy to be on Terra Firma after spending almost six months on the International Space Station. Russian Maxim Surayev and NASA astronaut ...
China rising in battle for Central Asia influence - Global Nation
Into that mix steps China, which has gone on a vast spending spree, lending billions of dollars to local governments and snapping up key energy rights in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. In December a consortium led by the China National Petroleum ...
Damas requests trading suspension of shares - MENAFN
Mar 21 2010 Abu Dhabi's Al Hilal Bank gets green light to operate in Kazakhstan , Khaleej Times (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Abu Dhabi's Al Hilal Bank has been granted a licence by the Financial Markets Authority in the Central Asian Republic of ...
Al Hilal Bank set to open Islamic unit in Kazakhstan - Zawya.com
Abu Dhabi Al Hilal Bank yesterday said it had received a licence from the Kazakhstan Financial Markets Supervisory Authority to open the country's first Islamic bank under the name Al Hilal Islamic Bank. "The new bank is fully owned by Al Hilal Bank ...
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Pope fails to calm anger over Irish abuses
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U.N. chief: Israel must stop settlements
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Pakistani Taliban kill 4, calling them US spies
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Volcano erupts in southern Iceland
 Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency says.
Mexico drug war's toll on Americans grows
 The number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has more than doubled to 79 in 2009 from 35 in 2007, according to the U.S. State Department.
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank
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Spain says video shows firefighters on holiday
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Explosives found aboard India plane
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