For decades, Central Asia has been viewed through a specific lens: oil, gas, authoritarian stability, and Russia’s backyard. A new report, however, suggests the region is about to be seen as something else entirely—the next frontier of the $3 trillion global Islamic finance industry. The report, The Future of Islamic Finance in Central Asia, jointly released … Continue reading The $6.3 Billion Frontier: Why Global Islamic Finance Is Betting Big on Central Asia