Alberto Brugnoni interviews Alberto Liotta, Partner Deloitte Consulting, on Islamic finance as a tool to support new developments in the Mediterranean area and Baljeet Kaur Grewal, Managing Director and Vice Chairman of KFH Research, Malesia, on the opportunities for SMEs in Islamic finance, with a focus on the Malaysian experience.

Le PMI contribuiscono all’80% circa del PIL generato dall’insieme delle imprese italiane e in alcuni settori sono delle nicchie di eccellenza a livello mondiale. Ciò malgrado, quando hanno bisogno di finanziamenti, si ritrovano tra l’incudine e il martello

The satisfaction of the overwhelming pent-up demand for Islamic modes of financing is a pivotal tool to achieve AREDP goals and help the Savings Groups (SGs) and Village Saving Loan Associations (VSLAs) develop their financing to the Enterprise Groups (EGs) and SMEs.

The insurance market in Afghanistan is in its infancy and largely under-developed, yet has enormous potential for growth… This article describes the activities performed during a four-month stint (June to September 2012) spent in Kabul with the remit to write a Strategic Appraisal for Takaful; discuss regulatory guidelines with the Afghanistan Insurance Authority; build capacities and develop products for the four insurers active in the country.

Il governo egiziano sta discutendo sui decreti attuativi della legge sulla finanza islamica che permetterà l’emissione di sukuk sovrani (bond islamici, ndr). La legge regola le procedure per il rilascio e la gestione di questi strumenti finanziari, leasing, investimenti e identifica nuovi programmi e l’istituzione di un fondo speciale per i rischi di investimento…

The countries of central and north Asia are a natural fit for Islamic finance, with predominantly Muslim- majority populations and a wealth of natural resources and investment opportunities. ANTEA BRUGNONI examines the current state of play in the region as neighboring countries jockey for position as a regional Islamic finance hub …

While the values fostered by Islamic finance make inroads across the globe and Shariah compliant transactions grow by leaps and bounds, the European conventional financial sector is affected by a systemic crisis that has spilled over the economy and its very social fabric.

A paper written as a Takaful consultant (FAIDA) discussing the need to transition from conventional to shariah-compliant insurance for social and financial inclusion across different Afghan communities.

With a considerably large Muslim population in comparison to other European countries, there is certainly significant potential for Islamic finance to grow within the Russian Federation. As of 2010, there were about 16.39 million Muslims in the federation with the number projected to grow to roughly 18.56 million by 2030, according to data by global non-partisan think tank, the Pew Forum.