Islamic finance awards 2007: Pushing beyond the boundaries

Demand for Islamic finance products is high. At last supply is starting to meet investors’ needs. The challenge for the industry is to ensure that the market’s infrastructure develops sufficiently quickly so that more companies and entities continue to embrace Shariah-compliant techniques. And on the following pages Euromoney profiles the winners of the latest ­Islamic finance awards.

Award Winners
Best international Islamic bank	Best Islamic bank in the Middle East	Best Islamic bank in Asia
Best Islamic finance deal	Best sukuk deal	Best murabaha deal
Best project finance deal	Most innovative deal
Most improved Islamic bank in Asia	Most improved international Islamic bank	Most improved Islamic bank in the Middle East
Best commodities house	Best sukuk house	Best private equity house
Best structured product house	Best project finance house	Best takaful house (life and general)
Best assurance and advisory house	Best liquidity manager	Best legal adviser
Best new product	Outstanding contribution to Islamic finance	List of Islamic finance award winners

2007 Islamic finance awards photos

TWO YEARS AGO an imbalance existed in the Islamic finance market. Although demand for Shariah-compliant products was high there was a significant deficiency of supply.