Abdullah Saoud Al-Thani
Qatar cb focusing on transparency
Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani, Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB), said Tuesday 8 May that the QCB will give high priority to strengthening good corporate governance, transparency and accountability in the financial sector.
Malaysia confirms dollar reserves shift
Malaysia has moved some of its $82 billion of currency reserves away from the dollar, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told reporters Tuesday 30 January in Davos.
BI's Abdullah on stability for sustained growth
In the speech 'Capitalizing on stability for sustained growth' given on 12 January Burhanuddin Abdullah of the Bank Indonesia said that in confronting future challenges, we need the involvement and participation of all public elements, including the…
Malaysia to host Global Islamic Finance Forum
Bank Negara Malaysia will host the inaugural Global Islamic Finance Forum (GIFF) between 26 and 29 March, the BNM said Thursday 25 January.
Pakistan soon to launch RTGS system
The president of telecoms company PTCL, Muhammad Abdullah Bamakhrama, has said it will soon provide its latest and state-of-the-art Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system to the State Bank of Pakistan.
Qatar rules out reserve policy shift
Qatar central bank governor HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud al-Thani said Sunday 5 November that the Qatar has no plans to change its policy on foreign exchange reserves.
4th IFSB summit underway
Eight central bank governors will join Sultan Bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, governor of the United Arab Emirates central bank, in attending the 4th Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Summit.
Riyadh to host payment systems conference
A two-day international conference on 'Payment Systems in Saudi Arabia and GCC countries' is to be held in Riyadh from 14 November. The forum will discuss the present mode of electronic access to funds at remote locations and future strategies.
Calls for independence for Yemen's central bank
The Yemen opposition alliance has called for the formation of a national committee for supervising the central bank and oil revenues after being accused by President Ali Abdullah Saleh of planning to steal the country's assets.
Qatar appoints central bank chief
Qatar appointed a member of its ruling family to the position of head of the central bank on Sunday 7 May, according to the AME Info website.
UAE, Qatar may buy euros for reserves
The United Arab Emirates and Qatar said they may buy euros with some of their combined $30 billion of foreign exchange.
Indonesian rates on hold
The Central Bank of Indonesia yesterday left interest rates unchanged at 12.75% for a second month, as economic growth slowed down. Six interest rate increases since July have helped the rupiah recover from a four-year low on August 30 last year amid…
Rupiah sinks on oil-price rise
The Indonesian rupiah has sunk to its lowest level since January 2002, following a week of rapid depreciation. Burhanuddin Abdullah, governor of Bank Indonesia, vowed to continue to defend the rupiah.
Goeltom new Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor
In a ceremony at the Bank Indonesia Head Office in Jakarta this week, the Governor of Bank Indonesia Burhanuddin Abdullah presided over the formal handover of the position of Senior Deputy Governor Anwar Nasution to Miranda Swaray Goeltom.
Bahrain strengthens anti money-laundering laws
Bahrain is developing anti-money laundering (AML) laws for the insurance sector and capital market players as part of a drive to tighten up on the industry and remove any threat that could jeopardize monetary and banking policies, a central bank official…
New Malaysian PM backs currency peg
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the recently elected Prime Minister of Malaysia, has said he favours the pegging of the country's currency to the US dollar. "I find that our exchange rate mechanism is very beneficial to our economy," Abdullah told a news…
Indonesia announces new central bank governor
A parliamentary commission on Monday 12 May selected Burhanuddin Abdullah to head Indonesia's central bank, according to a report by Channel News Asia Mr Burhanuddin won 34 votes from commission members while current central bank deputy governor Miranda…
Oman to enforce anti-money laundering law soon
OMAN - Dr. Sheikh Abdul Malik bin Abdullah al Hinai, Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, said the Sultanate will shortly apply a law to combat money laundering.
Indonesia Bank deputy takes economic minister post
INDONESIA - Floundering Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid reshuffled his economic ministers on 12 June, a move analysts dismissed as pointless and not enough to save him from impeachment in August.
Bahrain develops Islamic banking regulatory regime
The Bahrain Monetary Agency said it has developed a regulatory system for Islamic banking in the island state, and the framework was being considered by banks.