DEBT INSTRUMENTS
Sukuk market poised to rebuild
Sukuk issuances grew at a respectable rate up until last year when their very structure was questioned. The credit crunch didn’t help and added to their slide. But Dr Jarmo Kotilaine writes they are poised to find favour again, despite a few obstacles
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ENVIRONMENT
Smoke signals
An implicit message in the Quran is to keep the planet’s ecological balances in check. Alberto Brugnoni argues that Islam’s financial institutions need to be more proactive and distinguish their policies in accordance with fundamental principles
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ECONOMICS
Cushioning the blow
Dr Subhadra Ganguli and Krishnan S Iyer discuss the GCC’s main macro financial risks and their impact on the performance of Islamic banks in the region with emphasis on monetary policy dynamics. Islamic finance tools could serve as solutions for sustaining growth
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AWARDS
And the winner is...
The Islamic banking sector is awash with awards, the numbers rivalling the celebrated film and television industry. Do they have real value? Or are they simply dished out for patronage? Tan Su Lin
investigates
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SUKUK
Market tension
While the Western securitisation markets continue to be battered and two trillion dollars of credit demand projected to be unmet in the next three years, a window of opportunity has clearly presented itself for sukuk, write Heiko Hesse, Andreas Jobst and Juan Sole
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ANALYSIS
Principles win in the end
The creation of apparent wealth from highly abstract instruments and the fever of greed that spread through conventional finance did not manifest themselves in this sector. The reason is rooted as much in its ethical stance as its Shariah compliance, writes Dr Aly Khorshid
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LAUNCHPAD
The latest products and services available in the Islamic finance industry
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BUSINESS SCOPE
Weak foundations - Like Western institutions, Islamic banks in the Middle East have had their fingers burned by the property market but for very different reasons. Tan Su Lin reports
Commitment to fight poverty - As the economic crisis spreads, the need for social responsibility increases. The Global Zakat and Charity fund is a step in the right direction
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VIEW POINT
Parting shot
Is the industry so insecure that it needs to find comfort food in the form of award dinners? Leave the award ceremonies to Hollywood—set your sights on pleasing your customers, writes David Williams
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