Islamic finance
Islamic banks and windows, sukuk, takaful, social finance: news, sourced figures and definitions, in Guinea and worldwide.
Islamic finance in figures
Guinea
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1974
Guinea a member of the Islamic Development Bank (since 12 August) · 1974
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191
IsDB projects in Guinea, 49 of them active · cumul
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1983
Banque Islamique de Guinée founded; 9 branches, 6 of them in Conakry · présentation du groupe
Africa
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CFA 580bn
raised by Senegal through three sovereign sukuk (2014, 2016, 2022) · 2014-2022
Source : Le Soleil (Dakar), repris par AllAfrica, 24 février 2026
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2018
BCEAO Islamic finance framework comes into force (WAEMU) · mars-mai 2018
Source : BCEAO, « Quels sont les textes qui régissent la finance islamique ? »
World
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$4.4tn
global Islamic finance assets · 2025
Source : IFSB, Islamic Financial Services Industry Stability Report 2026
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$262.9bn
sukuk issued worldwide (+28.2% year on year) · 2025
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$1,015bn
global sukuk outstanding, a record · fin 2025
Islamic finance news
- IsDB and Guinea Strengthen Cooperation to Advance the Simandou 2040 Development Vision Banque islamique de développement · Friday, 16 October 2026
- IsDB Group Chairman Meets Bank Negara Malaysia Governor to Strengthen Strategic Partnership Banque islamique de développement · Tuesday, 20 October 2026
- Malaysian Prime Minister and IsDB President Chart Next Phase of Strategic Partnership Banque islamique de développement · Tuesday, 20 October 2026
- IsDB President heads to Malaysia for high-level development talks Banque islamique de développement · Sunday, 18 October 2026
- IsDB Group and GIB Explore Expanded Strategic Partnership in Islamic Finance and Development Banque islamique de développement · Saturday, 17 October 2026
- HSBC’s Islamic fund ploughs $38m in Palantir Technologies Salaam Gateway · Friday, 16 October 2026
- IsDB, Cameroon sign financing deal for road rehabilitation project Salaam Gateway · Thursday, 15 October 2026
- Explainer: How embedded finance can reshape the Islamic financial landscape Salaam Gateway · Friday, 9 October 2026
- UAE, Morocco central banks sign pacts to bolster Islamic finance, interlink payment systems Salaam Gateway · Monday, 5 October 2026
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Newsroom articles
The newsroom’s first articles on Islamic finance are in preparation.