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Similar to the year of 2015, the growth of the Islamic banking industry in Indonesia is still continuing on a decelerating trend. In 2014, the Islamic banking industry grew 12.4%. The growth then dipped in 2015 to 8.8%.

Contrary to the growth of the Islamic banking industry, the year 2016 saw the acceleration in the growth of government Sukuk issuance. Sovereign Sukuk issuance up to August 2016 (from December 2015) reached 45.05%. It maintained a fast growth momentum and is most likely to surpass the full year growth of 2015 which was at 54.23%. Government Sukuk issuance has now become the most dominant player in the Indonesian Islamic finance industry.