Cover Interview

Stepping up to the Challenge

Al Baraka symposium is regularly held each Ramadan where renowned and famous Shari’a scholars, bankers and experts discuss some modern banking transactions and issue some Shari’a opinions (fatwas) and recommendations for the enhancement of Islamic banking and solving its problems. The forum had been held since its first inception in Medinah 1981 and up to-date in different cities, including Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and Jeddah in addition to Damascus, Cairo, Kuala Lumpur, Beirut, Istanbul, Tunis, Algeria and Jordan.

Navigating the Insurance Jungle

Insurance and health care touch the lives of nearly everyone in the globe at some point. Whether you obtain medical insurance through your employer, seek consultation with a doctor about an illness, fill a prescription at the pharmacy, take a day of sick leave from work

Navigating New Frontiers

Leading Indian insurance and reinsurance broking house J. B. Boda is eyeing the African market to serve the insurance needs of Indian companies and investors that are coming to do business in this Continent, recognizing the huge opportunities in the African market.

Beyond Dealmaking: Building Profitable Business

Mohammad Mazhar Hamadeh, General Manager of Al Ain Ahlia Insurance Company is famed for his flexibility and high profile having both a law degree and long insurance career makes switching experience much easier.

Seeking Excellence, Achieving the Difference

Mohammad Bachar El Zein is the Vice President of the Medgulf Group and its CFO. He is an excellence seeker and today focuses on making both the staff and the management team a stronger and a more cohesive unit.