Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 4

25-Jan-2010

REGIONAL

Islamic Insurance In The GCC Growing At A Healthy Pace, Says Alpen Capital

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) takaful (Islamic insurance) industry is bucking the trend in the broader economy and continues to growth at a healthy pace, says Alpen Capital in its 13 January GCC Takaful Industry report. The report says that takaful is expected to continue to grow faster than GDP (non-oil) for the foreseeable future. The key factors...