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Pakistan's insurance sector is set for a boost in competition which could help spread the uptake of insurance after the industry regulator allowed conventional firms to offer sharia-compliant products (takaful) earlier this year.

Pakistan's insurance sector is set for a boost in competition which could help spread the uptake of insurance after the industry regulator allowed conventional firms to offer sharia-compliant products (takaful) earlier this year.

With unemployment remaining stubbornly high in Portugal, an increasing number of young people are choosing to try to set up their own companies, as Joao Pedro Pereira reports from Lisbon.

RAM Ratings has reaffirmed the enhanced AAA(s) rating of KL International Airport Berhad's (KLIA Berhad or the Company) RM4.06 billion Bai' Bithaman Ajil Notes Issuance Facility (2003/2015) (KLIA Notes Facility), with a stable outlook.

The World Bank plans to raise as much as USD 500 million worth of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, this year to help fund an immunisation programme, one of several initiatives from the multilateral body in the Islamic finance sector.

The World Bank plans to raise as much as USD 500 million worth of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, this year to help fund an immunisation programme, one of several initiatives from the multilateral body in the Islamic finance sector.