August 12 (Reuters) - Islamic finance has been growing rapidly over the past
several years as it broadens its investor base across the Gulf and Southeast
Asian regions. Here are some of the latest Reuters stories on the industry:
BONDS/FINANCING
> Abu Dhabi airport consortium near $1.1bln finance deal-sources
> Morocco may sell $1 bln sovereign bond in October
> Islamic trade finance: lost in transaction
> Turkey's TAV says consortium secures $1.2 bln Islamic finance
> UAE's ADIB says euro zone woes to pressure profit
> Kazakh sukuk debut opens to door to Islamic finance
> INTERVIEW - Deutsche Bank sees end of "sukuk premium"
> Top UAE lenders beat Q2 estimates, raise hope for future
> Malaysia's Axiata gets nod to issue $1.5 bln Islamic bonds
> INTERVIEW-Saudi's Sidra plans mortgage firm after law passed
> Massive demand helps Qatar sell largest USD sukuk
> EXCLUSIVE-RBS, others quit Dubai Group debt talks - sources
COMPANY NEWS
> Swiss-Saudi tie-up targets $500 bln Islamic charity market
> Oman's Al Izz Islamic Bank to float in September - source
> Kuwait's NBK gets regulator nod for $431 mln Boubyan stake buy
> INTERVIEW-Bank Nizwa to attract Omani funds held abroad ‹
> Qatar's Masraf al Rayan launches brokerage
> Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank opens its first branch in Iraq
> INTERVIEW-Azerbaijan's IBA plans Qatar presence by year-end
> INTERVIEW-Egypt Islamic finance plans include boosting waqf
> Oman plans Islamic finance rules before year-end
> Malaysian Airlines aims for landmark Islamic bond
> UAE needs unified sharia board to boost market - c.bank
> AAOIFI urged to improve Islamic auditing system
FUNDS/INVESTING
> Pakistan takaful rules to attract new players
> Asset manager, bourse launch Nigeria Islamic index
> Islamic index products struggle in Gulf investment culture
> Malaysia's pension reform may boost Islamic funds
> Islamic forestry fund aims to tap crossover appeal
> INTERVIEW-Oasis Crescent launches sharia funds in Britain
> Malaysia revises Islamic equity standards
> Islamic capital protection targets retail market
> New Malaysia c.bank facility may lure Gulf banks
> Australia's NSW revives Islamic finance push
> Islamic repo agreements struggle for traction
> Goldman advisor says completed work on sukuk
ANALYSIS/OPINION
> In power, Egypt's Brotherhood seeks balance on Islamic law
> Islamic bonds offer cheaper funding for lucky few
> Islamic finance treads fine political line in Kazakhstan
> Gulf sukuk funds grow but liquidity is problem
> Islamic funds seek socially responsible roadmap
> Gulf issuers see appeal of ringgit mkt as risk aversion rises
> Cross-border clout still denied to Islamic banks
> MIDEAST MONEY-No windfall from Qatar ban on Islamic windows
> ANALYSIS-Political divisions slow Islamic finance in Egypt
> Islamic finance pressured to join accounting mainstream
> ANALYSIS-Slower takaful growth prompts strategy rethink
> INSIGHT-"Rock star" scholars a risk for Islamic finance
LINKS
> For more Reuters Islamic finance stories, type in ISLF, enter
> For all Reuters content on Islamic finance, click on
> For diary of Islamic finance events, click on
> For a glossary of Islamic finance terms, click on
(Compiled by Bernardo Vizcaino)