Participation banking

Participation banking is a name given to Islamic banks mainly in Turkey,[1][2] as well as in the broader MENA region. While participation banks reached only 2% of net assets in the year 2000, in 2010 the rate increased up to 4.3%. In the third quarter of 2013, the rate increased up to 6.1% with 90.7 billion TL in assets. Regarding the profit margins of the participation banks, Malaysia, Indonesia and Gulf countries have more than 50% of the market share, it is stated that Turkey has more potential in growth. Also, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia stand as the leading countries among the participation banks.[3] Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Malaysia are the three largest participation banking markets, in terms of assets.[4] Iran has 36% of the worldwide assets of the participation banks, Malaysia has 17%, Saudi Arabia has 14% and Turkey has 3.1% of the market share. According to Ernst & Young, the assets of global participation banking reached US $930 billion in 2015, with growth rates declining across all regions compared to previous years.[4]