Islamic finance — more than just an alternative

EuroWeek’s sister publication Islamic Finance Information Service (IFIS) this week began its series of head-to-head interviews by speaking to the chief executive officer of a firm whose ambitions and objectives have helped define the cutting edge of the Islamic finance industry. Badlisyah Abdul Ghani was an instrumental figure in the inception of the sukuk market, and his bank, CIMB Islamic, has continued to be among the top arrangers of the asset class — holding a leading position in IFIS’s 2011 and all-time arranger tables.