DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE, celebrated the launch of Panin Dubai Syariah Bank in Indonesia, in the presence of DIB Group CEO Dr Adnan Chilwan, key local officials including Muliaman D. Hadad, Chief Commissioner OJK, Dr KH Ma’ruf Amin, Chief of the Indonesia Ulama Council, Hamlim Alamsyah, Chief Commissioner …

  DUBAI / FRANKFURT / Reuters Deutsche Bank is to stop clearing cheques denominated in euros for some banks in the Middle East, according to sources familiar with the matter, joining other big banks that cut services in the region. Cheque usage globally has been on the wane as consumers and businesses turn to faster, digital payment alternatives and in …

  Bloomberg Ghana’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for a second time in four months as the cedi recovered from record lows and inflation slowed to the lowest rate in more than three years. The Bank of Ghana cut the rate to 23.5 percent from 25.5 percent, Governor Abdul Nashiru Issahaku told reporters on Monday in the capital, …