The steady growth of sharia-compliant assets suggests banks believe in the future of the sector, but the dismantling of the largest cross-border Islamic window raises questions about whether global banking groups can make a success of the business. Philip Alexander reports. Research by Guillaume Hingel. The steady growth of Islamic assets that The Banker's Top Islamic Financial Institutions survey has recorded since 2007 is testimony to the confidence that banks have in the future of the sector, and their willingness to invest capital in expanding it.
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