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The Global Islamic Fintech Report 2025/26, now in its fifth consecutive edition, provides a data-driven assessment of the Islamic fintech sector, covering market growth, ecosystem competitiveness, industry perspectives, and profiles of 30 notable Islamic fintech companies globally. Co-produced by DinarStandard and Elipses, the report integrates market sizing analysis, country benchmarking through the Global Islamic Fintech (GIFT) Index, and stakeholder insights to support decision-making across policy, investment, and industry strategy.

The Halal Products Development Company (HPDC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Find (PIF), has signed an exclusive strategic partnership with DinarStandard to advance Saudi Arabia’s leadership in the global halal products sector.

The Thrive 2025 – North America Muslim Market Report, produced by DinarStandard in partnership with Muslimi and the American Muslim Consumer Consortium (AMCC), reveals a dynamic ecosystem of Muslim-led innovation transforming the U.S. and Canadian economies. From the surge of Yemeni-inspired coffeehouses like Qahwah House, Haraz, and Qamaria, to the rise of ethical consumer platforms such as Boycat and Zeteo, the report highlights how North American Muslim entrepreneurs are driving mainstream trends rooted in authenticity, ethics, and creativity.

The Halal Products Development Company (HPDC), in partnership with DinarStandard, has launched the Saudi Arabia’s Halal Market Opportunity Report 2024/2025. The report highlights how the Kingdom, building on its deep cultural and spiritual heritage and guided by Saudi Vision 2030, is uniquely positioned to lead the global halal product and lifestyle economy.

The 11th edition of the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE) 2024/25—produced by DinarStandard, a US-based research and advisory firm, presents an in-depth analysis of the multi-trillion-dollar global Islamic economy across seven key sectors: halal food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, modest fashion, travel, media & recreation, and Islamic finance.

Prepared by DinarStandard, the Bangladesh 2050 brief sets its sights on transforming the country into an upper-middle-income economy by 2050. The brief offers a holistic, KPI-driven pathway that if executed, could see Bangladesh emerge as a diversified, innovation-powered economy with vastly improved quality of life for its citizens.

Navigating Tomorrow’s Creative Landscape The Creative Dubai 2024 Impact Report sheds light on the transformative potential of Dubai’s cultural and creative industries (CCI). The Report provides a comprehensive overview of the sector's economic contributions, growth drivers, and strategic opportunities. With a bold vision to enhance its cultural and creative industries (CCI), Dubai is setting the stage for sustainable innovation, economic diversification, and cultural exchange.

Consumer spending in global Islamic Economy sectors grew 9.5% YOY to US$2.29 trillion in 2022

New index of nations to mitigate risk of global digital platforms.  Currently concentrated in the USA, with 90% of the 371 billion monthly global users

Driven by one of the largest global Muslim populations, Nigeria has become the world’s eighth-largest domestic halal economy market....

The Global Government Services Handbook 2023 was released at the 2023 World Government Summit. The handbook was produced to fill a gap by providing a best-practices and future foresight driven roadmap for government services excellence. The Handbook provides a first-of-its-kind government service customer satisfaction benchmark survey, an original Government Service Excellence Maturity framework, and 14 concrete recommendations, along with step-by-step strategy checklists.

The following is a summary of an article published on GX.ae, a global government services excellence portal launched by the UAE Prime Minister’s Office.

The following is a summary of an article published on GX.ae, a global government services excellence portal launched by the UAE Prime Minister’s Office.

With the theme “Unlocking Opportunity”, the ninth edition of the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report, focuses on post COVID-19 recovery as the report continues to cover the sectors of Islamic finance, halal food and beverages, halal cosmetics, halal pharmaceuticals, Muslim-friendly travel, modest fashion, and Islamic-themed media and recreation. The report, which is produced by DinarStandard and is supported by the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) in Dubai addresses developments as well as challenges and opportunities for those sectors.

The global Islamic Fintech market is estimated at $79 billion in transaction volume (2021) and is expected to grow on average by 18% annually, to reach $179 billion by 2026.