Recent market updates within the Islamic Finance Sukuk sector as the market displayed signs of increased activity. »
The Islamic financial sector in Europe, although small in size, has promising potentials to gain traction given the fast expanding bilateral ties between European countries and Islamic financial hubs of the GCC and Malaysia. »
In 2012, the state owned Development Bank of Kazakhstan issued a RM240mln ringgit-denominated sukuk (USD76mln), marking the first sukuk issuance from a former Soviet state. »
Between 2000 and 2013, emerging and developing Asia grew by an average of 7.9%, while growth in advanced economies averaged just 1.8%. »
The Asian Development Bank published an excellent overview of the Sukuk market scene in Asia. Asia-Bond-Monitor-March-2014 – Asian Development Bank (5.0 MB) Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader »
IMF Working Paper – Published December 2014 Monetary and Capital Markets Department Regulation and Supervision of Islamic Banks Prepared by Alejandro López Mejía, Suliman Aljabrin, Rachid Awad, Mohamed Norat, and Inwon Song Download: IMF – Regulation and Supervision of Islamic Banks Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader »
A report highlighting a decade of Islamic Finance in Ireland. Ireland – Islamic Finance (2.2 MB) Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader »
ISLAMIC FINANCE IN EUROPE European Central Bank OCCASIONAL PAPER SERIES NO 146 / JUNE 2013 By Filippo di Mauro, Pierluigi Caristi, Stéphane Couderc, Angela Di Maria, Lauren Ho, Baljeet Kaur Grewal, Sergio Masciantonio, Steven Ongena and Sajjad Zaher ECB – Islamic Finance in Europe (2.8MB) Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader »