TAKAFUL - Neova in Central Asia push

Bulent Ozgur Koc - CEO, Neova Sigorta

Turkish insurer, Neova Sigorta, which started offering Takaful in Turkey last October, is planning to expand into Central Asia and Eastern Europe once it has strengthened its position in Turkey, its CEO said.

“Our priority is Turkey of course, but we are also interested in Central Asia and Eastern Europe in the longer term,” CEO Özgür Bülent Koç told The Islamic Globe.

 “First, we would like to develop our brand in Turkey and fulfill our potential here. After that, we may expand into the Turkic republics in Central Asia and then look into some of the Balkan countries such as Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo,” he added.(full story)

FINANCE - Iskan Real Estate Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Mr. Fawaz Al-Issa.

Company commits to ongoing improvements in Real Estate performance
 Kuwait; October 24, 2010 - Iskan Real Estate, Turkapital's real estate arm in Turkey, announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification after meeting the guidelines set out by the International Organization for Standardization.

Iskan Real Estate was evaluated on its commitment to sustained quality management and improvement of its operations.