Islamic Finance In Russia Enjoys Great Potential - Deputy Finance Minister
Date
6/27/2024 5:21:06 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, June 27. Islamic finance in
Russia has great potential, the Russian Deputy Finance Minister
Ivan Chebeskov said during the session "Islamic finance in Central
Asia" within the framework of the annual meeting of the Eurasian
Development bank (EDB) and business forum in Almaty, Trend
reports.
"Islamic finance in Russia has great potential, trillions of
rubles in equivalent, we have a huge domestic market for Islamic
finance, and we also see the potential for cooperation with other
countries," he said.
According to him, in general, Islamic finance has huge potential
and is the fastest-growing sector of the market.
"We in Russia realize that traditional finance has its
limitations and problems, and we see Islamic finance as a benchmark
for how finance should be structured in the future," the deputy
minister added.
To note, the EDB Annual Meeting and Business Forum, which is
taking place in Almaty, held its first session on "Islamic Finance
in Central Asia".
The segment of Islamic finance in the world's banking assets is,
according to data for the beginning of 2024, 2 percent, but it is
already $4 trillion, and it is growing rapidly. Indeed, the average
annual growth rate of Islamic assets globally over 2015–2021 was
10.5 percent, compared to 5.8 percent among conventional financial
assets.
Islamic banks have now gained a strong foothold in more than 40
countries and are beginning to compete effectively with classical
credit institutions.
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