No gains from BRICS bank even after three years
No gains from BRICS bank even after three years

Bangladesh has not yet received any assistance three years after joining the BRICS bank. Bangladesh became a member of the New Development Bank (NDB), led by BRICS, in 2021. However, apart from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, no other countries have received loan approvals from this...

Islamic finance can be supportive tool for economic rebuilding, say experts
Islamic finance can be supportive tool for economic rebuilding, say experts

A policy meeting in Dhaka on Sunday explored how Islamic finance could play a pivotal role in rebuilding Bangladeshs economy. The event, organized in collaboration with a private bank, gathered over 100 junior scholars and industry experts to discuss how principles of Islamic finance can promote...

Bitcoin could be ‘most Islamic form of money’ experts claim at Abu Dhabi
Bitcoin could be ‘most Islamic form of money’ experts claim at Abu Dhabi

Bitcoin has the potential to be the most Islamic form of money ever invented, according to experts at the Bitcoin Mena conference in Abu Dhabi, challenging the widely held belief that the cryptocurrency is haram (forbidden) under Islamic law, reads a KT report. Speakers at the recent conference...

6th Day of COP29: Progress on climate finance, but consensus still out of reach
6th Day of COP29: Progress on climate finance, but consensus still out of reach

As the first week of COP29 has come to an end, there has been progress in discussions on climate finance, but a full agreement is still out of reach. Negotiators have made progress by streamlining the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) draft text, which is seen as a positive step forward....