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Best-performing banksNovember 1 2021

The Banker’s Top Islamic Financial Institutions 2021

The Banker's 2021 Top Islamic Financial Institutions ranking highlights a resilient sector across the globe. 
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The Banker’s Top Islamic Financial Institutions 2021

After a challenging period, Islamic banks can be confident of brighter prospects in the coming year. The Banker’s 2021 Top Islamic Financial Institutions rankings paints a picture of global resilience in the face of the economic challenges thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic, even as profits slipped back.

While uncertainty over the state of the global economic recovery remains, the much-improved prognosis for key Middle East and Asian economies bodes well for the world’s largest sharia-compliant lenders. Other markets outside Islamic finance’s traditional heartlands, meanwhile, continue to display impressive growth.

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John Everington is the Middle East and Africa editor. Prior to joining The Banker, John was the deputy business editor of The National in the UAE, and has also worked for Dealreporter, Arab News and The Telegraph. He has also covered the telecom sector in Africa and the Middle East, living and working in Qatar and the UK. John has a BA in Arabic and History and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.
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