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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