At our recent Euromoney Islamic Finance Summit, Debashis Dey, partner at Clifford Chance, discusses AAOFI's definition of sukuk and its legal ramifications plus the progess in developing a true sales securitization market.

At our recent Euromoney Islamic Finance Summit, Dr Mohamad Nedal Al Chaar - secretary general - AAOIFI, discusses the impact of AAOIFI's ruling on sukuk, Islamic finance reform, standardization and the role of international banks.

2008 Awards for excellence

Emilio Botín, chairman of Santander, Euromoney’s Best Bank in the World 2008, passes on some good advice to fellow bankers.

Best global bank 2008