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TRADE FINANCE REMAINS AN UNTAPPED OPPORTUNITY IN ISLAMIC FINANCE
interview with Dr Massoud Janekeh, Head of Islamic Capital Markets (ICM), Bank of London and the Middle East
Massoud began his career in the chemical industry where he spent 10 years as an engineer with global products and invest- ments at ICI/Zeneca, before moving to strategy consultancy with AT Kearney and Integrum. In 2004 Massoud moved to financial services sector with BDIC and European American Capital prior to joining BLME in April 2007 as Director of Corporate Banking. In 2010 Massoud was appointed as Director and Head of Islamic Capital Markets, to expand BLME’s financing services to Islamic financial institution. Massoud has a DPhil in Chemical Engineer- ing and MBA from University of Oxford. Here in Global Islamic Finance, Massoud is sharing his views on capital markets and what the future holds for Islamic finance.
Dr Massoud Janekeh
Can you tell us more about your role as Head of Capital Markets at the Bank of London? I serve BLME’s clients when their financ- ing needs exceed BLME’s limits, by provid- ing them with access to other investors in Islamic finance such as Islamic Financial Institutions or institutional investors.
In 2011 BLME created an Islamic capital markets desk can you tell us more about that?
The ICM desk is active in syndications and corporate finance transactions. We look to offer our partner banks investment op- portunities in our specialised sectors of Real Estate, Transportation, Energy and Healthcare, and seek to participate in in- vestments arranged by partner banks.
What products and services do the Islam- ic capital markets desk offer for corpora- tions and Sukuk issuers? ICM team is experienced in structuring
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