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SWIFT, in collaboration with The Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) and the Malaysian Islamic financial community, today announces that it will launch a new rulebook for the usage of SWIFT MT messages for Islamic finance.

Canadian Specialist Hospital, one of the pioneers in the field of medical tourism in the UAE, has stated that Dubai has all the necessary attributes to become one of the world's best and cost effective medical tourism hub. Dubai is steadily reaching popularity as a dynamic hub for medical tourism in the region.

Goldman Sachs GS.N will meet fixed income investors next week ahead of issuing a potential U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, a document from lead managers said on Thursday, the latest non-Islamic borrower to announcing sukuk plans.

Malaysia-based International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) hopes to widen its membership base as it seeks feedback from the market on its Islamic bond issuance programme, its top executive said.

Malaysia-based International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) hopes to widen its membership base as it seeks feedback from the market on its Islamic bond issuance programme, its top executive said.

Mobile phones will reach a staggering 7.3 billion by the end 2014 - meaning for the first time in history there will more mobiles than humans.