REPORT - ISLAMIC FINANCE ASIA (April edition) Indonesia: Prospects Still Abundant

As Malaysia continues to pursue its ambition of becoming the leading global hub for Islamic finance, Indonesia is working towards its own goal of international recognition in the industry. RAPHAEL WONG looks at the Indonesian Islamic banking sector through the eyes of two Malaysian banks that have assimilated into the market. (full story)

ARTICLES - Islamic Finance Asia Oct 2010 - Coverstory - Indonesia : Restless Republic

Indonesia, one of the four tiger cub economies of Southeast Asia, unassumingly pledged their commitment to growing their Islamic banking and finance sector last year with the revision of value added tax laws. The world waited with bated breath for the nation’s Islamic banking sector to take off, and has been waiting ever since. NAZNEEN HALIM trawls through Jakarta to uncover the reasons behind the lag.