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May 2013

Global Takaful


GCC Islamic banking assets continue healthy expansion

Islamic banking assets of commercial banks in the GCC are expected to have grown 14% on year to US$445 billion at the end of 2012, with the outlook for the industry remaining relatively positive in 2013, according to estimates by Ernst & Young's Global Islamic Banking Center.

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Middle East lags behind Southeast Asia in family takaful growth - Milliman

Family takaful in the Middle East has been stagnant since 2009, but global demand for family takaful products is expected in the foreseeable future, with contributions expected to more than double from US$2.2 billion in 2011 to about $5.6 billion in 2016, says Milliman's 2nd Global Family Takaful Report.

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Global takaful sector tops 200 players

The number of takaful operators worldwide has increased to 200, with four additional new companies entering the segment compared to 196 the previous year, latest figures in the 7th World Islamic Insurance Directory (WIID) 2013 have shown.

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Deloitte in joint IF research initiative with INCEIF, Henley

The Deloitte Middle East Islamic Finance Knowledge Center (IFKC) in Bahrain has launched a collaborative research initiative with INCEIF - The Global University of Islamic Finance, Malaysia and the Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK.

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Global index provider rolls out new Islamic benchmark

Global index provider Russell Indexes and IF information provider IdealRatings have introduced the Russell-IdealRatings Islamic Index Series, a new index series aimed at Islamic investors seeking Shariah-compliant benchmark solutions.

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