Exciting Times Ahead for the Islamic Economy  

What an exciting time to be in the Islamic economy! From Islamic finance to halal food and pharmaceuticals, halal travel, modest fashion, Islamic fintech and Islamic education, they’re all picking up enormous pace, driven by the increase in economic development and private wealth of 1.8 billion Muslims.

You may have been following recent developments at the UK Islamic FinTech Panel as well as the work being undertaken by Gateway Islamic Advisory and Elipses to harness the Islamic economy in a uniquely productive way. We’re not just focusing on the $2.2 trillion of Islamic banking assets – we’re looking at the halal economy in a holistic way: across other lifestyle sectors, it’s already worth more than Islamic banking assets. We believe London is...