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Moody's grants Islamic Insurance positive outlook

Qatar Islamic Insurance Company (QIIC) yesterday announced that ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has affirmed its 'Baa2' insurance financial strength rating (IFSR).

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Halal row: KSA tests Cadbury samples

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has pulled out a random selection of Cadbury chocolate bars from the market to test for traces of porcine DNA following reports that surfaced from Malaysia.

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Etiqa Takaful issues 300m ringgit sukuk

Etiqa Takaful Bhd, Malaysia's largest takaful (Islamic insurance) operator and a unit of Maybank, has raised 300 million Malaysian ringgit (USD 93.37 million) with an Islamic bond, the first from an Islamic insurer.

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Indonesia says testing Cadbury products after Malaysia halal uproar

By Fransiska Nangoy and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities said on Friday they were testing products made by British confectioner Cadbury to check they complied with Islamic standards after two...

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Al Baraka Egypt plans capital hike

Ashraf El-Ghamrawy, CEO of Al Baraka Bank Egypt, says there are growth opportunities for Islamic partnership financing in Egypt.

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Malaysia Muslim groups call for boycott of Cadbury, Kraft foods after pork traces

Muslim retail and consumer groups in Malaysia on Thursday called for a boycott of products made by Britain-based confectioner Cadbury and its parent Kraft Foods Group Inc KRFT.O after two chocolate varieties were found to have infringed Islamic rules by containing pork DNA.

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