The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector development arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) Group, and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), the world’s leading provider of financial markets data and infrastructure, jointly launched this year’s edition of the Islamic Finance Development Report titled ‘Navigating Uncertainty’ during the 18th AAOIFI–IsDB Annual Islamic Banking and Finance Conference, supported by the Central Bank of Bahrain. According to the Islamic Finance Development Report 2023, the global Islamic finance industry increased its assets size by 11% to US$4.5 trillion in 2022 with Islamic banking holding 72 % of total industry’s assets. The report is based on the Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI), which is a composite weighted index that measures the overall development of the Islamic finance industry. We hope this year’s report, following in the footsteps of previous IFDI reports, will have a meaningful impact on the Islamic finance industry.”Mustafa Adil, Head of Islamic finance, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) said: “The IFDI report demonstrates our continued effort towards monitoring and charting the development of the global Islamic finance industry. The report is based on the Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) that covers data on different Islamic finance sectors, asset classes and industry supporting ecosystem.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 10, 2023 21:22 UTC