Topic: Economy

Halal investors and pension holders ‘unknowingly profiting’ from war in Gaza

Sharia-compliant investment funds and pensions have more than $1bn tied up in firms accused of helping Israel destroy the coastal strip, analysis reveals

Lucas Cumiskey
Muslim students say halal loans and accommodation can’t come quickly enough

Interest-bearing student loans and mixed-gender halls put some Muslims off uni. Alternative student finance and firms such as iLm are changing that

Yousra Samir Imran
New phase, old divisions: MPs give verdict on Starmer’s reset

Keir Starmer says it’s ‘phase 2’ of his government. As the cost of borrowing soars and growth slows, the economy is top of the agenda

Shehab Khan

Labour’s fiscal rules left it nowhere to turn. Some MPs say it’s an own goal

Chancellor Rachel Reeves pitched herself as a safe pair of hands. But her red lines could damage trust in the party, backbenchers fear
Kazakhstan’s cultural soul has taken root in London

The central Asian country is rebranding itself globally through statecraft and investment, but also through music, cuisine and culture
Muslim Council of Britain urges government to mandate faith pay gap reporting

Britain’s largest Muslim umbrella organisation has joined calls already made by the Sikh Council UK for a change to the law
Global halal sector grows 5.5% year-on-year to £1.77tn

Dinar Standard’s State of the Global Islamic Economy report also focuses on Muslim consumers’ growing interest in ‘ethical’ products
Reeves’s about-face has emboldened Labour backbenchers

As dust settles on Reeves’s spending review and winter fuel U-turn, some hope climbdowns on child benefit and help for disabled people are next
Can Reeves really soften the government’s image with MPs and voters?

The chancellor hopes spending announcements will mitigate perceptions that Labour is running an austerity government