Sr. Maryam Azam, Fall 2019 IBFI / IOU Graduate

Fall 2019 IBFI / IOU graduate of the Bachelor in Islamic Banking and Finance, Sr. Maryam Azam, has placed 2nd in the International Islamic University of Islamabad admission exam released on January 17, 2020, for the Masters in Islamic Banking and Finance program at IIUI.Our

IBFI Visits Dashen Bank, [Jan 16, 2020]

Dr Bilal Philips, Founder and Chairman of the IBFI and Ato Daniel Shibru, General Manager of Teyseer Technology Group (TTG) who have jointly represented their newly setup institute, The Interest-Free Banking and Finance Institute (IBFI), in Addis Ababa, met with Dashen Bank’s Deputy Chief IFB

IBFI Chairman meets CBE’s Sharia Adviser

Dr. Bilal Philips, Chancellor of IOU, met with Sh. Dr. Jailani Khader, Chairman of the Central Bank of Ethiopia’s Sharia board, in his home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 12, 2020. They discussed the goals of the newly established Interest-Free Banking & Finance Institute

CBE inaugurates second full-fledged interest- free branch

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) inaugurated yesterday the country’s second ever full-fledged interest-free banking (IFB) branch dubbed ‘Mecca Branch’ in Addis Ababa in a view to satisfying the growing demand for Islamic finance. During the inauguration ceremony, CBE’s President and CEO Bacha Gina said

3rd International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance

IoBM is going to organize “3rd International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance” (ICIBF-2019) which is scheduled to be held on 6-7 November, 2019 at Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi. This conference will be a joint effort of AAOIFI, IRTI – IDB, INCEIF, ISRA,

CBE’s interest-free banking crucial to financial inclusion

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has made the historic decision to open the country’s first-ever interest-free dedicated branch. CBE took the lead in Ethiopia’s banking industry by inaugurating a fully-fledged interest-free banking (IFB) branch dubbed ‘Bilal Branch’ in last Saturday in Addis Ababa that