Islamic finance awards: Best international Islamic bank

HSBC Amanah enjoyed strong financial performance, an impressive portfolio of transactions and continued development of its retail business in 2009. The bank’s bald statistics provide a glimpse of its achievements over the past year. Operating income in the year to October was up 20% on 2008. Customer numbers increased 25% in the first half of the year. On the insurance side, SABB Takaful’s total premiums rose 52% for the first three quarters.