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contents<br />

sector reports<br />

4 Sukuk market 2012: The best year ever<br />

6 <strong>Islamic</strong> banking: Technology and the Arab Spring<br />

8 Cross-border financing: A growth game<br />

10 <strong>Islamic</strong> microfinance: A key tool in the fight<br />

against poverty<br />

11 Retail banking & <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />

12 <strong>Islamic</strong> private equity: Misunderstood?<br />

interviews<br />

13 <strong>Islamic</strong> Banking in Africa, Interview with Afzal<br />

Seedat, Head of Absa <strong>Islamic</strong> Banking<br />

15 Market makers, interview with Zafrul Aziz, CEO of<br />

Maybank Investment Bank<br />

country reports<br />

17 Azerbaijan: Well on its way<br />

18 Bahrain: Weathering the odds – Bahrain’s<br />

economic resilience prevails<br />

19 Brunei Darussalam: Developments in <strong>Islamic</strong><br />

banking and Takaful<br />

20 Canada: New initiatives in the Canadian <strong>Islamic</strong><br />

finance industry<br />

21 Czech Republic: <strong>Islamic</strong> finance remains underdeveloped<br />

but progress is being made<br />

22 Egypt: Ready – Steady – Hold<br />

23 France: A small step for the <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />

industry, but a giant step for Muslims in France<br />

24 Hong Kong: More hurdles projected<br />

25 India: Finally waking up to <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />

opportunities<br />

26 Indonesia: Review on the anatomy &<br />

sustainability of the high growth regime of the<br />

Indonesian <strong>Islamic</strong> banking industry<br />

28 Iran: Towards capital market development<br />

29 Italy: Jumping into the future of <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />

30 Kuwait: Mapping the loyalty of retail customers<br />

of <strong>Islamic</strong> and conventional banks in Kuwait<br />

32 Lebanon: Unfulfilled potential<br />

33 Luxembourg: A European bridge to <strong>Islamic</strong><br />

finance<br />

34 Maldives: A unique breeding ground for <strong>Islamic</strong><br />

finance<br />

35 Mauritius: Why is <strong>Islamic</strong> finance not developing<br />

faster?<br />

36 Morocco: A gradual integration to the country’s<br />

economy<br />

37 Netherlands: <strong>Islamic</strong> finance in the Netherlands<br />

– 2012 and beyond<br />

38 New Zealand: The Halal food industry offers<br />

opportunities in <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />

39 Nigeria’s <strong>Islamic</strong> finance industry: The journey<br />

so far<br />

40 Pakistan: A promising market for <strong>Islamic</strong><br />

finance<br />

41 Qatar: Infrastructure driving <strong>Islamic</strong> finance to<br />

the fore<br />

43 Russia: Continuing success<br />

44 Saudi Arabia: Big spending and new regulations<br />

drive the industry forward<br />

46 Senegal: Taking steps to become west Africa’s<br />

leader in <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />

47 Singapore: Forging ahead — Singapore’s <strong>Islamic</strong><br />

finance story<br />

48 South Africa: Infrastructure amendments and<br />

long-awaited Sukuk push industry forward<br />

49 Sri Lanka: An eventful year for the <strong>Islamic</strong><br />

banking and finance industry<br />

50 Turkey: Legislative updates and new Sukuk<br />

issuances<br />

51 <strong>Islamic</strong> finance in Tunisia takes a new direction<br />

52 UAE: Strategic shifts, or is there more to come?<br />

53 UK: A tough year for <strong>Islamic</strong> finance<br />

award results<br />

54 Best <strong>Islamic</strong> Banks 2012 report<br />

2 February 2013

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