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Shariah loans increased by almost half in the first six months of the year. The reason was the rapid expansion of Shariah banks in Indonesia.
Mulya Siregar, director of Shariah banking at Bank Indonesia, stated that Shariah loans rose 49 percent to Rp 83 trillion ($9.8 billion) through June, in comparison with the same period last year.

Mulya Siregar, Bank Indonesia’s sharia banking director, announced that the central bank supports sharia banks managing hajj funds. He thinks that only now can this become something possible.

In order to increase the Shariah-compliant banking assets by 35 percent this year, Indonesia's Foreign Ministry and central bank are seeking investment from the Persian Gulf.
Mulya Siregar, the Jakarta-based director of Islamic services at Bank Indonesia, announced that it is possible that the delegation is going to meet officials in the Middle East as soon as this month, with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait the most likely destinations.

In order to reduce risks of financial transactions, member countries of the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) may soon enjoy a hedging facility.
IIFM member countries would sign a master agreement, called a tahawwut agreement, to accommodate the hedging facility.
The agreement, according to Mulya Siregar, Bank Indonesia’s director for sharia banking, was needed to ease the risks of currency-related transactions amid currency concerns affecting both developed and emerging economies.